Daily round-up, Sep 5: Deadly quake hits Sichuan province; Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches South Korea, Japan; Liz Truss to be new British PM

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Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday (Sep 5), killing at least 21 people. The quake hit 43km southeast of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10km, USGS says. 14 people were killed in Sichuan’s ShimianContinue Reading

Recovery, construction efforts after Clementi landslide ‘may take a few months’: Desmond Lee

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SINGAPORE: The recovery and construction efforts to repair the damage caused by the recent landslide in Clementi “may take a few months”, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee said on Sunday (Sep 4). This includes removing the dislodged soil in Sungei Ulu Pandan, reinstating the damaged part of the Ulu PandanContinue Reading

Are there sharks in Singapore? Volunteer divers to survey local reefs, document biodiversity

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This first group, many of whom are instructors, divemasters and previous naval divers, possess extensive diving experience in local seas. They will form the leader batch of instructions who will train upcoming ReefX volunteers. UNEXPECTED BIODIVERSITY A few scuba divers told CNA that they used to go scuba diving overseas,Continue Reading