SINGAPORE: A man was transiting through Singapore in August when he was caught at Changi Airport with 58 Indian star tortoises in his luggage. Indian national Abdul Jaffar Haji Ali was jailed for 16 months on Tuesday (Dec 10) after he was convicted of one count of illegally importing a scheduled species into Singapore. The Indian star tortoise is listed as … Read more
SINGAPORE: Despite having been previously penalised for not leashing and muzzling his dog, a man repeated the offence, resulting in his bull terrier attacking a shiba inu, causing injuries to both the smaller dog and its owner. Ng Boon Siong, the owner of the larger dog, was fined S$4,500 (US$3,349) by a court on Tuesday … Read more
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT The refreshed Chinese and Japanese gardens also show continued focus on sustainability, said NParks. For example, several buildings within the Jurong Lake Gardens, such as the Guesthouse, were built with mass-engineered timber, a building material comprising engineered wood products sourced from sustainably managed forests. All footpaths within the Chinese and … Read more
A two-man team from NParks captured the lizard using tongs and blankets, before putting it into a cage and removing it from the home. Mr Jeffrey Toh, the resident whose home the lizard roamed into, had suspicions from the onset that the reptile could have been a neighbour’s pet. “It was very clean, didn’t bring … Read more
SINGAPORE: Certain sections of the trails at Telok Blangah Hill Park will be closed to visitors over the next two years for repair works. This was caused by heavy and prolonged rain on Feb 28, 2023, which resulted in a slope failure at the park’s elevated Forest Walk, said the National Parks Board (NParks) in response to … Read more
SINGAPORE: Cyclists and joggers now have an additional recreational travel route with the completion of the 18km Eastern Corridor connecting East Coast Park to Pasir Ris Park. The route, which goes through Bedok Reservoir Park, has been progressively opened since it was first announced in 2021, and its completion links several parks in the eastern part of … Read more
They pointed out how the results will affect ongoing and future solutions. NParks, for example, singled out the data on wind speeds, which are set to increase by up to 20 per cent by the end of the century, and its effect on trees. “You see the trees in your parks, in your gardens … … Read more
