Haze Is Here - Hide In Aircon?

Singapore 18 June 2013 Hazy "PSI reading hits 155, air quality plunges to 'unhealthy' for first time in almost three years... at 10pm, the three-hour PSI was 155 - the highest since September 1997 when it reached 226. The last time the haze hit such levels was in 2006, when the PSI peaked at 150... Given the hazy conditions, the NEA has everyone else should limit prolonged or heavy outdoor activities." (TODAY, 18 June 2013) (Source : TODAY) The...

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Megabugs Return! - Marvel At The Small Things In Life

Science Centre Singapore  Jurong East, Singapore June 2013 Singapore’s largest exhibition on insects, Megabugs Return! officially opened at the Science Centre Singapore (SCS) on 19 April 2013. Megabugs Return! is organised in partnership with Cityneon Events, P’ART1 Design and MediaCorp VizPro International and is held as a curtain raiser for Singapore Science Festival 2013. The Megabugs Return! exhibition is on from 20 April 2013 to...

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50 Years Of Greening Singapore

Singapore 17 June 2013 After personally experiencing what 50 years of deforestation can do to the landscape ("Deforestation - Sichuan's Mountains, Mountains, Mountains"), at the other end of the Asian land mass, Merlion Wayfarer is glad to hear that Greening Singapore is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Former Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, had a vision to make Singapore a distinctive and attractive place to live in. In 1963,...

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