Mosquito mayhem

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Indonesian fire forces Singapore to shut school

Forest and peatland fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan deteriorates Singapore’s air pollution levels  

Urban water management in Singapore

Singapore may just have discovered a remedy to reduce water wastage at the household level. The city is known for its long-standing efforts at …

Open secret

Were medicinal plants exported without government permission?

Hydrogen cars

Recycling resolve

Plugging pollution

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Symbolic solution?

In the recent discussion about reforming the international environmental governance structure, there have been calls for a World Environment …

Avian-flu drug in the making

India advances in cancer diagnosis, treatment

Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics

Heatwaves of similar magnitudes can have very different impacts depending on factors like humidity or how prepared an area is for extreme heat

Indonesia ratifies 12-year-old agreement on cross-border haze

Singapore and Malaysia have blamed Indonesian forest fires for hazardous smog and air pollution in the area.

Dial in a headache

A study shows headache is more common among mobile phone users

In short

The black list

India fares the worst in a survey of Asia's polluted countries

Here come ultra-fast charging batteries

These batteries can be recharged up to 70 per cent in only two minutes and is 10 times more lasting when compared to existing lithium-ion batteries

UN issues seven licences for deep sea mining

Licences have been awarded to mining companies from India, the UK, Germany, Brazil, Singapore and Russia

Singapore passes law to fine Indonesian firms that cause transborder haze

Study says forest loss in Indonesia worse than Brazil; most of the deforestation is caused by forest fires that result in transboundary haze

High-flying disease

From now onwards we have to battle with another mysterious enemy. Since February 2003, a disease similar to influenza has 'officially' killed 48 …

International panel submits report on transboundary haze in Singapore

The government plans to keep the recommendations confidential

Seamless transport

... a result of a well-coordinated city planning system and strong political will

Price to pay

It costs a fortune to own a car in Singapore

Beam the sound of music