Main photo:  The SLA and the Housing Board said that the move will allow for “greater administrative and operational efficiency”. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO SINGAPORE – From March 1, individuals and organisations will need to turn to the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to apply for the use of state land…

The State Lands Protection Bill seeks to replace current legislation that was last reviewed in 1974. A new State Lands Protection Bill tabled in Parliament on Monday (Nov 7) proposes to significantly raise the maximum fine faced by offenders who encroach on or damage state land. The Bill, tabled…

Singapore has launched a reforestation campaign after losing huge amounts of mangrove habitats in the past century. It plans to plant 1 million trees within 10 years to improve living conditions for wildlife and people. The scheme began in March 2020 and had led to the planting of 51,819 trees…

L'écrasante majorité des investissements fonciers en Afrique ne prend pas suffisamment en compte les populations locales, d'après un rapport du Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement paru lundi. Une situation qui a aussi des conséquences négatives pour…

Main photo: the roots of mangrove trees are seen along a river in Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia, July 6, 2018  The roots of mangrove trees are seen along a river in Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia, July 6, 2018.[Reuters] An ostensibly green land deal between Sabah state in Malaysia and a private Singaporean firm…

Main photo: Tan Teck Siong and his wife Cheah Mee Poh have been respectively fined $4,000 and $3,000 for their offences. ST PHOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOWSINGAPORE - For close to 15 years, an architect and his wife unlawfully occupied 144.2 sq m of state land next to their three-storey house in Jalan Tari…

Main photo: Mdm Lee May La posing with a pumpkin from her garden. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan)  SINGAPORE: Nine years ago, Mdm Lee May La, 64, nearly lost her life. She had gone to Australia to attend her son’s graduation when she had a sudden onset of meningitis - an infection of the membranes…

It is hard to miss the two little houses sitting defiantly in the middle of the Singapore building site. It's instantly reminiscent of the award-winning cartoon Up, the Pixar film which tells the tale of an old man who refuses to move from his home as towering blocks of flats rise around him.…

Os Prêmios de Inovação para Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Secretário-Geral da Commonwealth foram lançados para reconhecer e celebrar as contribuições que os inovadores nos setores público, privado e sem fins lucrativos estão fazendo no avanço das metas de desenvolvimento sustentável nos países da…

Main photo: A Keppel employee stands at a company shipyard in Singapore. The group sees floating data centers as the next step in diversifying beyond its shipbuilding roots.   © Reuters With demand for data centers expected to skyrocket in an increasingly digital and interconnected world, Singapore…

Global food and agri-business Olam International Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, Olam Treasury Pte. Ltd. (“OTPL”), have secured multi-tranche financing facilities (the “Facilities”) aggregating US$176.0 million from the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) and Japan International…

O Centro Regional do Sudeste Asiático para Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Agricultura (SEARCA) está aceitando inscrições para seu programa de Subsídio de Viagem para reforçar os esforços e recursos do Centro na promoção do desenvolvimento agrícola e rural inclusivo e sustentável (ISARD) para a…