Best of our wild blogs: 26 Mar 19

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Sisters' Islands Marine Park (Pulau Subar Laut) Offshore Singapore A playground within nature – Love MacRitchie Walk (10 March 2019...

HQ of Singapore construction firm being built with sustainable material from local waste

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Joy Pang Minle Straits Times 25 Mar 19; SINGAPORE - The first step in developing sustainable construction material using local waste was ...

NEA's pay-as-you-throw idea triggers memes and serious debate

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Residents worry about hike in waste disposal fee and indiscriminate throwing of rubbish Cheryl Teh Straits Times 26 Mar 19; One photo sh...

Malaysia: 3 charged over Sg Kim Kim pollution

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Rizalman Hammim New Straits Times 25 Mar 19; JOHOR BARU: “THERE are no chemiclas in court, so why are you wearing a mask? Remove it.” T...

Malaysia: Wildfires and smog pose a danger in Sarawak

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stephen then The Star 26 Mar 19; MIRI: Choking smog are enveloping residential estates in many parts of Miri and Kuala Baram districts du...

Malaysia: Rain eases dry spell

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ROSLI ZAKARIA AND OLIVIA MIWIL New Straits Times 26 May 19; KUALA LUMPUR: AFTER weeks of prolonged hot and dry weather, rain finally brou...

Malaysia, Johor: No water supply to 75,000 following closure of Simpang Renggam plant

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Bernama New Straits Times 26 Mar 19; KLUANG: Water supply to about 75,000 consumers of SAJ Ranhill Sdn Bhd in Johor have been cut off sin...

Indonesia: Wildfires rage on in Riau, authorities use helicopters to put out flames

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The Jakarta Post 25 Mar 19; The head coordinator of the Riau Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), Edwar Sanger, said the wildfires were lik...

Indonesia: Protecting Orangutans in natural habitat deemed crucial

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Antara 25 Mar 19; The Indonesian authorities foiled a tourist's attempt to smuggle an orangutan out of Bali Island recently. (ANTARA ...

'Coal is on the way out': study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind

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Around 75% of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025 Oliver Milman The Guardian 25 ...

Explainer: Why sand is so highly valued and the controversy surrounding cross border trade

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LOW YOUJIN Today Online 24 Mar 19; SINGAPORE — A short documentary by a Cambodian filmmaker that claimed Singapore has imported over “80 ...

Malaysia: Singapore’s help sought to find Sungai Kim Kim pollution suspect

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remar nordin The Star 25 Mar 19; JOHOR BARU: Johor police are working with their Singaporean counterparts to track down a man in his 30s ...