Vivian Balakrishnan

Type: Person

Name: Vivian Balakrishnan

Title: Senior Minister of State - Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Dr Balakrishnan to attend 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Thailand

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from May 19 to 20, 2013.The summit will bring together leaders, stakeholders and international ... [Published XinMsn - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand, Water Resources, Chiang Mai (Thailand), Water Management

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

KS Wong concludes Singapore visit

Singapore’s experience has provided Hong Kong with valuable insight into the formulation of strategies and action plans on promoting green building, energy efficiency and waste management.$ Secretary for the Environment KS Wong made the statement today, ... [Published ISD.gov.hk - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Singapore, Green Building, Vivian Balakrishnan, Hong Kong, Environment Agency

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Slap Litterbugs With Harsher Penalties, Say HDB Residents

But first, do more to nab culprits who are rarely caught and punished nowResidents of Housing Board estates agree with a minister's assessment that high-rise littering persists because litterbugs are rarely caught and punished.To do so, there need to ... [Published BruDirect - May 17 2013]

Entities: Vivian Balakrishnan, Water Resources, Litter

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Slap litterbugs with harsher penalties, say HDB residents

Resident of Housing Board estates agree with a minister's assessment that high-rise littering persists because litterbugs are rarely caught and punished. -ST Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told Parliament on Monday that penalties ... [Published Asiaone - May 17 2013]

Entities: Vivian Balakrishnan, Water Resources, Litter

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources

Brunei's Minister of Development to attend meeting in S'pore

The 7th BSAEV is an annual meeting between the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore and the Ministry of Development, Brunei Darussalam. -AsiaOne SINGAPORE - Minister of Development of Brunei Darussalam, Pehin Dato Suyoi Haji Osman ... [Published Asiaone - May 16 2013]

Entities: Brunei, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 3 reports

Environment Agency

Harsher fines for high-rise litterbugs likely

Existing penalties for high-rise littering will probably need to be reviewed and the fines imposed "significantly raised". -My Paper Existing penalties for high-rise littering will probably need to be reviewed and the fines imposed "significantly raised", ... [Published Asiaone - May 14 2013]

Entities: Vivian Balakrishnan, Litter, DNA, GRC, Environment Agency

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Environment Minister says penalty for high-rise littering to be significantly raised

Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the penalty for high-rise littering is likely to be "significantly raised".He said he's "not satisfied" with the current situation, referring to the low number of culprits caught against ... [Published XinMsn - May 13 2013]

Entities: Vivian Balakrishnan, Litter, Philippines

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Paul Chan to visit Singapore

SSecretary for Development Paul Chan will pay a two-day visit to Singapore tomorrow to study town planning, urban renewal, heritage conservation, water resource management and construction development.$ Mr Chan will meet with Minister for the Environment ... [Published ISD.gov.hk - May 08 2013]

Entities: Paul Chan, Singapore, Water Resources

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Dr Balakrishnan attends Petersberg Climate Dialogue IV in Berlin

SINGAPORE: The Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, will attend the Petersberg Climate Dialogue IV in Berlin, Germany, from May 5 to May 7.The dialogue is an annual forum where ministers from about 35 developed and ... [Published XinMsn - May 04 2013]

Entities: Vivian Balakrishnan, Rome, Climate, Berlin

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

NTU water research institute to get another S$132m in coming years

1 hour 8 min agoSINGAPORE — The Nanyang Technological University will be getting another S$132 million in funding over the next three years for its water research institute, bringing its total funding to about S$400 million by end-2016.The funds are from ... [Published Today Online - May 03 2013]

Entities: Wastewater, Membrane, Vivian Balakrishnan, Bioprocessing

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Dengue epidemic

SINGAPORE - Singapore is at the midpoint of a full-blown dengue epidemic, Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan cautioned on Sunday. There were 510 cases in the week ending April 20, the highest weekly number recorded since the ... [Published Asiaone - May 03 2013]

Entities: Dengue Fever, Epidemic, Vivian Balakrishnan

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

ENVision Gallery one-stop showcase of Singaporeâs environmental story launched

SINGAPORE: Singapore's environmental story is being told through a refurbished gallery housed in the Environment Building at Scotts Road. Called "ENVision", the gallery is a one-stop showcase of key environmental topics like air, land, water, energy and ... [Published InSing.com - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Environment, Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore, The Scotts Company

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Singapore: Spike in dengue cases [Published H5N1 - Feb 16 2013] Via Channel NewsAsia: Spike in dengue cases in first months of 2013. Excerpt:Dengue cases have spiked in the first couple of months this year.In the first week of January, there were 100 cases. This number climbed to more than 300 cases last week.Within ...