Water

135-year-old Bukit Timah Waterworks: Heritage board assessing its national significance

2026-07-05T08:40:15.000Z
Through its NEWater programme, Singapore has transformed treated wastewater into high-grade reclaimed water suitable for potable and industrial uses.

Circular water economies will power South-east Asia’s growth story

2026-06-17T23:00:00.000Z
Tengah Service Reservoir will supply water to Tengah Town.

Nearly S$100 million to be pumped into municipal, industrial water solutions: Gan Kim Yong

2026-06-16T08:10:19.000Z
The old technology uses less electricity than centralised air conditioners is a major advantage for a resource-starved country.

Singapore brings back 19th-century tech to beat warming climate

2026-06-09T00:06:31.000Z
Rightsizing AI is pointless if companies do not ask the fundamental question: whether it is even the right solution.

The business case for rightsizing AI is also an environmental one

2026-05-21T23:00:00.000Z
The resource that has not received comparable attention, despite being consumed at significant scale by every data centre running those workloads, is water.

Watt about water? The green AI conversation we need to have now

2026-04-13T07:02:02.000Z
Jurong Island already functions as a highly integrated industrial ecosystem. Plans for a low-carbon data centre park there extends the model further.

Turning AI factories into climate assets

2026-04-10T00:19:23.000Z
Residents protesting against the lack of water in many parts of Johannesburg, South Africa. Affluence is not an absolute defence against water shortages.
THINKING ALOUD

Amid digital push, real-world problems such as water bankruptcy risk being overlooked

2026-02-24T09:00:00.000Z
Malaysia's newly minted Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir says his priority is not about "undoing what came before", but making sure good policies are delivered.

Malaysia’s 10-year chip design goal is facing ‘ultimate test’: economy minister

2026-02-04T05:05:22.000Z
A corn field in Indiana in the US. Yield growth for the three main cereals – corn, rice and wheat – has nearly flatlined over the past five years.

World’s food security is facing a triple threat

2026-02-02T23:00:00.000Z