By Victoria Chanel Lee Yie Hsinn, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic With two new additions of reservoirs in Punggol and Serangoon, two-thirds of Singapore’s land area is now made up of reservoirs. This is part of the Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) plans to “turn the entire island into a …
By Wong King Lam, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic The first feeling I got when I interviewed the Green Club members of Commonwealth Secondary was shock. The Green Club was not just some club made and done half-heartedly, it was an actual moving force of green-ness. Ethan Lou, a …
By Yong Jia Ying Avelin, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic I went on a school excursion trip to Berlayer Creek today (7 July 2011). The first thing that came to my mind was: What is so interesting about a mangrove swamp? It hit me the moment I arrived there …
By Nur Hazirah, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic Washing hands is a common practice in toilets. However, once you’re done, have you ever wondered where the water goes? That is not the case for the girls using the second-floor toilets in Commonwealth Secondary School (CSS). They are well aware …
I live in the north, and going all the way to Anchorvale to experience the Sengkang Floating Wetland was like entering to a whole new world. The wetland, located in Punggol Reservoir, is part of the Active, Beautiful, Clean (ABC) Waters programme by PUB, Singapore’s national water agency. It is also the country’s largest man-made …
The Award Ceremony and Banquet marked a humbling experience to meet Lee Kuan Yew, the first Singapore Prime Minister, himself. He is a tremendous leader, and, as I commented in a previous posting here, his leadership in Singapore has been nothing short of remarkable. His book, From Third World to First, is a spectacular read. …
“The future? A direct relationship with water bodies in the city,” said Dr Herbert Dreiseitl, a landscape architect who spoke at the 2nd Water Sensitive Urban Landscape Seminar at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. And based on what I saw at the event, which included the ABC Waters Certification presentation and launch …
It’s impossible to miss the fact that the highlight of the Singapore International Water Week is the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize. This year’s laureate, South African engineer Dr James L. Barnard, beat 71 other nominees from 29 countries to clinch the prestigious award with his invention of a sustainable method of treating used water. …
Can, indeed should, other states follow Singapore’s model of water and sanitation services provision? During Tuesday’s Water Conversation, at the root of many questions to Singapore’s Prime Minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, was the extent to which his country could lead others in the region in developing their water services. Mr Lee Hsien Loong made …
Nothing makes me more excited than talking to students and finding out their hopes and dreams, and I was glad to have been given the opportunity to do just that. I was at the Singapore Junior Water Prize and Sembcorp Water Technology Prize presentation ceremony yesterday, which was officiated by Ms Grace Fu, Senior Minister …
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