China used this week's Singapore Airshow to flex its military and aviation muscle, drawing heavy attention from regional delegations as Beijing sharpens its bid for influence in Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/07/china-singapore-airshow/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #singapore #china #pla #us #indopacific #fighterjets #defense
Risotto Bias
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Angela Antunovic
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#Pakistan becomes latest Asian country - following #India, #Malaysia, #Thailand, #Singapore, Hong Kong, #Indonesia and #Vietnam - this month to introduce airport entry screening checks for deadly #Nipah virus, know to have a 40% mortality rate.
Two have died in India, to date.
#Pakistan becomes latest Asian country - following #India, #Malaysia, #Thailand, #Singapore, Hong Kong, #Indonesia and #Vietnam - this month to introduce airport entry screening checks for deadly #Nipah virus, know to have a 40% mortality rate.
Two have died in India, to date.
manisha
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Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
Sony Music Group and Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund are forming a joint venture to acquire music copyrights, with plans to invest $2 billion to $3 billion in the project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/sony-singapore-gic-music-catalogs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #sonymusic #singapore #music #copyrights
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Two baby capybaras born in Mandai, the first in 10 years
#Singapore
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/two-baby-capybaras-born-in-mandai-the-first-in-10-years
Two baby capybaras born in Mandai, the first in 10 years
#Singapore
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/two-baby-capybaras-born-in-mandai-the-first-in-10-years
decryption
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I’ve never identified more strongly with anyone
The energy trading arm of Sumitomo is considering setting up an LNG desk in Singapore, the latest move by the Japanese company to strengthen its foothold in the seaborne market for the fuel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/economy/sumitomo-lng-trading-desk-singapore/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #pacificsummitenergy #sumitomo #lng #energy #singapore
US strike on Venezuela contravenes international law, consequences a worry for small states: SM Lee
#Singapore
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/us-strike-on-venezuela-contravenes-international-law-consequences-a-worry-for-small-states-sm-lee
Singapore's biggest banks are retraining all 35,000 of their domestic staff on AI in an attempt to limit the large-scale job losses seen at some financial firms in the U.S. and Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/tech/singapore-ai-banker-bootcamp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #singapore #banks #jobs #ai
TIL that after the Malayan Communist Party lost the guerilla war, a bunch of them decamped to Hunan, China, from which they broadcast revolutionary radio ‘Suara Revolusi Malaya’ (voice of the Malayan revolution).
They did so until the 80s, when China ‘opened up’ and Lee Kuan Yew requested that Deng shut down that station. Shortly after, they stopped broadcasting.
This book is a collection of transcripts of those broadcasts over the years
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/publicationsg/details.html?uuid=37ce8adb-7152-49aa-b4c0-9d1015db27b3
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Chip Butty
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#Urban #WildlifeCorridors Help Mitigate #Climate Effects
Kyle Chan February 26, 2025
Excerpt: " #GreenCorridors offer a promising start to mitigating these urban issues, allowing cities to naturally lower temperatures through evapotranspiration, a plant process that releases water vapor to cool the surrounding air. Increased vegetation will also allow more hazardous particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to be absorbed, reducing greenhouse gas concentration and improving air quality.
" #Columbia’s second-largest city, #Medellín, launched a green corridor initiative in 2016. Since then, environmental planners there added rows of vegetation along the most polluted avenues, maximizing the amount of CO2 intake from their $16.8 million investment. Maurício Correa, a researcher studying environmental engineering at a Colombian University, found that the 8,800 trees planted became effective 'green barriers' against particulate matter and reduced average city temperature by two degrees Celsius.
"Fighting #ClimateChange isn’t the only thing green corridors can do. Historically, #wildlife has rarely been welcomed into urban life, experiencing drastic changes in the #ecosystem. However, nature-based infrastructure can promote #biodiversity and provide animal species with a safe habitat. Green corridors are indeed multi-purpose and flexible. To maximize the limited space in busy cities, green corridors can function as recreational centers, city facilities and much more—all while mitigating climate change.
"Green corridors can be an effective solution for any city anywhere. In #NewYork, the #ManhattanWaterfrontGreenway consists of almost 32 miles of #BikePath lined with various plant species. Urban ' #NatureWays' in #Singapore mimic the natural #rainforests by incorporating trees with #canopies stretching across the roads."
Read more:
https://emagazine.com/urban-wildlife-corridors-help-mitigate-climate-effects/
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanRewilding #GardeningForPollinators #Nature #UrbanWildlife #GreenCities #GreenSpace #BikePaths