https://www.scmp.com/rss/511039/feed Robin Hicks is a Singapore-based journalist specialising in reporting on environmental and social sustainability issues in Asia Pacific. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A shark was rescued from an oil refinery off the south coast of Singapore last week after it became trapped in a well that sucks in seawater to cool the facility. The 1.3-metre adult blacktip reef shark was spotted swimming in the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park’s seawater intake bay on June 13. It was stuck in the bay, which measures three metres by five metres, for two days before being retrieved and released by local animal welfare group the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3182618/reef-shark-rescued-singapore-oil-refinery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3182618/reef-shark-rescued-singapore-oil-refinery?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:09:41 +0000 A former WWF Singapore employee who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after allegedly being bullied by her old boss has spoken out against the global conservation body, which she says rejected her request for compensation to cover medical treatment. French national Coralie Ponsinet, 31, claims she suffered emotional abuse as a junior member of the sustainable finance team at the NGO’s Singapore branch from July 2015 to February 2017, after which she left the city state for a job... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3153352/wwf-singapore-ex-employee-says-workplace-bullying-gave?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3153352/wwf-singapore-ex-employee-says-workplace-bullying-gave?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Oct 2021 07:00:18 +0000