I just watched SIWW MD, Michael Toh’s interview about Singapore’s increased and consistent investment in next generation water technology as well as a quick preview on SIWW 2012. Michael talks about how Singapore embraces and welcomes new ideas and its ambition to “mimic nature” in how it treats and manages water. Our friend, Tom Freyberg, editor of Water and Wastewater International rather …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 Abdul Matin Nordin, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic Kampong Agas, a kampong which used to be situated at the southern tip of Singapore, survived by the use of natural resources available to them . There was no wastage. In fact, the simplest things like the husk of a …
Going green knows no boundaries By Nicolette Lin, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic This was the message that the Green Club students from Commonwealth Secondary School embodied when they hosted delegates from Australia, and a class of Year One students from Singapore Polytechnic, on Friday afternoon. The student-hosts, ranging …
By Hazel Leong, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic It’s often associated with golf activities but Keppel Club boasts something different when we visited on 7 July 2011. As part of the Singapore International Water Week, it put up an exhibition by transforming one of its halls into a different …
By Joey Han Ming Jie, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic It was truly an eye-opener for me and my class visiting the 100-year-old Keppel Club Berlayer Creek today (7 July 2011). However, it was the Earth Week exhibition that stole the show there. Initially, I thought it was the …
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