SINGAPORE - A project to build a polder in Pulau Tekong to protect the island from rising sea levels is more than halfway complete, said Minister for National Development Desmond Lee in a Facebook ...

Singapore will launch a study by 2026 to assess the risks of rising sea levels on selected offshore islands and explore suitable coastal protection strategies, its national water agency PUB said today ...

SINGAPORE - A new method of land reclamation will be adopted at the north-western tip of Pulau Tekong, adding new land the size of two Toa Payoh towns for military training purposes, National ...

SINGAPORE — A bigger Pulau Tekong is in the works through a new land reclamation project to meet the Republic’s growing military training needs. The additional land — measuring 810ha, or ...

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A land reclamation method historically used by the Dutch is to reduce Singapore’s reliance on sand, and will be first implemented at Pulau Tekong. (Photo: Tunafish1990, Wikimedia Commons) A new land ...

SINGAPORE: Pulau Tekong, an island located off the northeastern coast of Singapore, will be expanded to serve the army's training needs, Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen announced in parliament on ...

"We want to be sure to build them up, not break them down," said Col. Lo Yong Poo, commander of the Basic Military Training Center on Pulau Tekong, a 10-square-mile island off Singapore's coast.

A fire broke out on Friday afternoon (June 20) in a bunk of an unoccupied accommodation block at the Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) on Pulau Tekong. In response to AsiaOne's queries, the ...

Ong said that since the establishment of BMTC in 1987, it has become a rite of passage for many male Singaporeans to complete basic training “overseas” in Pulau Tekong. “Individuals can only be ...

SINGAPORE: A project to build polders at Pulau Tekong is more than halfway complete, and is set to finish by the end of 2024, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee said on Sunday (Apr 17).