For my final day of reporting for the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), we move from the chilling cold of Suntec, to the blazing heat of the mid-day sun as I wandered aimlessly for a while around Jurong, trying to find my destination: Fuhua Primary School, which was hosting the Primary School water festival, with …
Photo contributed by Tng Wee Hong, Photographer for Youth@SIWW 50 lower secondary school students attended the Learning trail at Macritchie in conjunction of the http://www.siww.com.sg/water-showcases. One of the tasks that the students had to do was to piece together puzzle depicting the process of how potable water is obtained. Local catchment water is one of …
It is always enlightening to learn about the plight of other countries in order to appreciate how fortunate we are to be in Singapore, being provided with seemingly almost everything we need. I attended the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Business Forum on 7 July 2011, and it educated me on the situations that …
A career talk titled ‘Explore careers in Desalination’ was held on 8 July 2011, for engineering students of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Representatives from International Desalination Association’s Young Leaders Program (IDA-YLP) also gave an introduction on the career opportunities present in the desalination industry. Besides that, the talk highlighted the Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC) …
Dunman High School hosted this year’s Asian Water Symposium on 6 July 2011, with an audience of 350 students, ranging from the age of 13 to 19. The keynote speaker of the day was Mr Anders Berntell, executive director of Stockholm International Water Institute. Mr Eugene Heng from Waterways Watch Society gave an insightful talk …
After a fruitful day of discussion, with many key insights shared amongst the delegates, dignitaries and world leaders, the Water Leaders Summit finally came to a close at the Suntec Singapore Ballroom 2. Professor Tommy Koh, the Ambassador-At-Large at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs kicked off a series of three closing ceremony speeches by applauding …
When I heard that I was posted to cover the Australian, European and Indian Business Forums at the Suntec City Convention Hall, I felt a wave of apprehension. Business forums? In my mind, I saw images of alien mathematical formulas, unfamiliar technical jargon and endless discussions. Well, I was right on at least two counts- …
By Tan Li Lian, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic It seems like the long haul of finding external sources for water will soon cease to a problem as Singapore takes measures towards self-sufficiency. Punggol Reservoir and Serangoon Reservoir are the newest additions to the Singapore’s list of 16 reservoirs. …
By Zayne Heng Yih Chyuan, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic At a first glance, it might look like any other ordinary sachet of sugar. But this sachet is different. It holds the key to saving lives. The sachet, known as PUR, is in fact a powdered mixture that purifies …
By Wendy Wong Shumin, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic Imagine living in Treelodge@Punggol, Singapore’s first Green Mark Platinum Award Public Housing Project. The toilet you are using has an integrated water pedestal, which saves up to 20 percent in water usage. You step out of your house—the corridor has …
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