Best of our wild blogs: 7 Oct 17

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Biodiversity of Indian Sunderbans recorded for the first time mongabay.com First-ever population estimate of the mysterious marbled cat...

SAF soldiers take care not to ‘thrash’ Brunei jungle while training: PM Lee

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LOUISA TANG Today Online 6 Oct 17; SINGAPORE — Even as Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers undertake realistic training in the jungles ...

On the Record: Liu Thai Ker, architect and former master planner of Singapore

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Bharati Jagdish Channel NewsAsia 7 Oct 17; SINGAPORE: Award-winning architect, Liu Thai Ker, created controversy a few years ago when he...

At Singapore's last kampong, villagers cast a wary eye on the future

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ALFRED CHUA Today Online 6 Oct 17; SINGAPORE — The sleepy rhythms of Kampung Lorong Buangkok are thrown off kilter with some regularity ...

Malaysia: DOE lifts stop-work order on Lotte Chemical Titan's project

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Bernama New Straits Times 6 Oct 17; KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Environment (DOE) has lifted the stop-work order on Lotte Chemical Ti...

Indonesia: Pangolin smuggling thwarted in Dumai

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Rizal Harahap The Jakarta Post 6 Oct 17; Customs and excise personnel in Dumai, Riau province have foiled an attempt to smuggle nearly 10...

Indonesia: Government officially lifts moratorium on Jakarta reclamation project

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Ivany Atina Arbi The Jakarta Post 6 Oct 17; The central government officially lifted its moratorium on the Jakarta Bay reclamation projec...

Vietnam: Eco-tourism should not destroy biodiversity - experts

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Instead of being wary about investors, tourism management authorities should collaborate with them in preserving the natural environment, sa...

Ivory trade to be banned in UK 'to protect elephants'

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Matt McGrath BBC 6 Oct 17; The sale and export of almost all ivory items would be banned in the UK under plans set out by the government....

EU rules out tax on plastic products to reduce waste

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EU opts for public awareness campaign on the impacts of plastics on the environment saying a tax would not be sustainable Fiona Harvey The ...

Best of our wild blogs: 6 Oct 17

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Full Speech: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill (Oct 2017) Your Voices in Parliament Phenomenal congregation of...

Factories, cars behind haze in Singapore

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Experts point to concentration of particle vapour and emissions from cars, factories Tan Tam Mei Straits Times 5 Oct 17; Hazy conditions...