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Chin Hui Shan

Hui Shan covers the environment beat, with a particular interest in biodiversity. Her first foray into journalism was at the Life desk as an intern at The Straits Times, which she joined full-time in 2022, covering breaking news for two years. She holds a degree from Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

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Who pays for a climate-ready Singapore? Navigating the multi-billion bill for adaptation efforts

To protect itself from rising sea levels alone, Singapore estimates that it must spend $100 billion over the long-term. 
To protect itself from rising sea levels alone, Singapore estimates that it must spend $100 billion over the long-term. 

What can you do to help control the crow population?

Crows perching in the trees at Bulim Heavy Vehicle Park on April 2.
Crows perching in the trees at Bulim Heavy Vehicle Park on April 2.

How will Singapore’s crow shooting operations be conducted to ensure public safety?

Wildlife management contractors culling crows at Bulim Heavy Vehicle Park on April 2.
Wildlife management contractors culling crows at Bulim Heavy Vehicle Park on April 2.

S’pore’s 2025 carbon tax revenue holds steady; experts say continued use of tax ‘discounts’ likely

A carbon tax incentivises large emitters to switch to cleaner energy, improve efficiency or adopt low-carbon technologies by making fossil fuel use costlier.
A carbon tax incentivises large emitters to switch to cleaner energy, improve efficiency or adopt low-carbon technologies by making fossil fuel use costlier.

NEA to commission nuclear safety studies, including standards for reactor design, operations 

Public housing (HDB) and privates and office buildings seen from Clementi area on the night of Mar 3, 2026.
Can be used for stories about electricity, tariffs, taxes, cost, inflation, rebates, sustainability, ESG, climate resilience, energy market, CDC vouchers, rebates, PUB, housing policies.
Public housing (HDB) and privates and office buildings seen from Clementi area on the night of Mar 3, 2026.
Can be used for stories about electricity, tariffs, taxes, cost, inflation, rebates, sustainability, ESG, climate resilience, energy market, CDC vouchers, rebates, PUB, housing policies.

Cameras deployed in areas identified by town councils improved detection of high-rise littering: NEA

An offender was fined $2,800 after being caught on surveillance cameras littering from a unit multiple times within a two-week period.
An offender was fined $2,800 after being caught on surveillance cameras littering from a unit multiple times within a two-week period.

Less than 1% of food in S’pore comes from Middle East, but prices could still go up: Grace Fu

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said increasing fragmentation in climate politics has spurred the need to focus on adaptation now.
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said increasing fragmentation in climate politics has spurred the need to focus on adaptation now.

Funding gap stretches wide at the scene of Sri Lanka’s cyclone tragedy

hssrilanka - Landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah toppled buildings and destroyed plantations still left their mark throughout the area, with mounds of upturned soil and broken pieces of concrete seen strewn by the wayside.
ST PHOTO: AZIM AZMAN
hssrilanka - Landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah toppled buildings and destroyed plantations still left their mark throughout the area, with mounds of upturned soil and broken pieces of concrete seen strewn by the wayside.
ST PHOTO: AZIM AZMAN

Clean, sustainable energy can also help solve S’pore’s water challenge: Chan Chun Sing

Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing (left) and PUB chief executive Mr Ong Tze-Ch’in touring booths at Singapore World Water Day 2026 on March 17.
Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing (left) and PUB chief executive Mr Ong Tze-Ch’in touring booths at Singapore World Water Day 2026 on March 17.

DBS making climate adaptation a strategic priority, says its chief sustainability officer

DBS's chief sustainability officer Helge Muenkel said the bank is making climate adaptation a strategic priority for 2026.
DBS's chief sustainability officer Helge Muenkel said the bank is making climate adaptation a strategic priority for 2026.

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