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In a hotter future, what comes after coral reefs die?
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» PARIS - The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, most are expected to die.
Inspiring young minds
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/03/2024
» Children are the future of the nation and art serves as a powerful tool to nurture and channel their creative potential. Recognising this fact, the National Gallery Singapore has been organising "The Gallery Children's Biennale", an art event specifically designed for young people, since 2020.
Real estate exemplars succeed at the 18th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final
Published on 27/12/2023
» PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU) recently announced the winners of the 18th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final, presented by Kohler and supported by Dongpeng Ceramic and Subzero Wolf, and it was GuocoLand who won the biggest award of the year, Best Developer (Asia), for the third time in the history of the Awards. It marks one of five regional wins for Singapore developers with Frasers Property Singapore winning the Best Mixed Use Developer (Asia) award and UOL Group Limited and Pan Pacific Hotels Group winning the Best Hospitality Developer (Asia) award. UOL Group Limited also won the Best Sustainable Developer (Asia) award while EL Development Pte Ltd won the Best Hospitality Interior Design (Asia) award.
Coral reefs face new health threat
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2023
» The end of the year is a time for rest, reflection, and hope of a better future, whether for our family and friends, or for the planet we live on. Unfortunately, this year has continued the trend of climate-linked disasters and as the year comes to an end, disturbing news closer to home has surfaced.
“TRANSLUCIA” UNVEILS THE METAVERSE IN GLOBAL FORUM TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER WORLD
Published on 27/12/2021
» The metaverse brings limitless possibilities that will transform the world in all dimensions and usher in new opportunities, ranging from entertainment to digital assets, while helping boost social harmony, according to experts in various fields surrounding this virtual environment technology.
Fight for the Mekong gathers pace
Oped, Passakorn Jumlongrach, Published on 26/11/2020
» More than 20 years ago, when two Chiang Rai-based environmentalists, Niwat Roikaew and Somkiat Kuenwongsa, learned that the Chinese government were blasting rapids in the upper Mekong River from Yunnan to Myanmar and Laos to clear the way for large commercial vessels, they started worrying.
China's Theme Parks Boom as Tourists Have Nowhere to Go
Business, Published on 31/08/2020
» With foreign vacations off limits, China is in the middle of a theme-park boom as domestic tourists seek amusements in their own backyards.
Ferries That 'Fly' Could Make It Easy--and Fast--to Travel by Boat
Business, Published on 18/07/2020
» An oil-trading billionaire and an Olympic gold medalist who helped equip racing boats with underwater wings that make them fly above the waves--revolutionizing the sport of sailing--are now betting the same technology can reshape what it means to travel by water.
Circular solution to plastic plight
News, Published on 24/12/2019
» We are drowning in plastics. Unless we change our behaviour, there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the ocean by 2050. Solving this crisis requires us to do more than just banning plastic straws. We need a paradigm shift. We must adopt deep structural changes to our plastic production and consumption patterns in order to move away from the extractive linear model of "take, make, use and dispose" towards a "closed-loop" circular economy -- an economy that is intentionally restorative.
Sinking Cities
Asia focus, Published on 02/09/2019
» One of the most pressing challenges the world is facing as a result of climate change is rising sea levels. Scientists predict that oceans will rise by between 0.3 and 2.5 metres by 2100. This will put many coastal areas at risk, with potentially catastrophic consequences for large cities.