“You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.”

– Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, author and motivational speaker

We will be different when we read. Understanding the knowledge we receive is the way forward.

There are many issues that the community is facing. And only when we take the effort to find out more and keep ourselves up-to-date, can we be part of the solution and change can happen, to truly build a community that cares.

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Battle against rising tides

Battle against rising tides

JAKARTA Two weeks ago, Ms Cin Hua, almost lost her granddaughter to a flood caused by seawater overflowing onto land in North Jakarta. Low-lying coastal plains such as those at Kerang Hijau village in North Jakarta are vulnerable to storm surges, coastal erosion and...

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Climate change will hit GDP of all nations

Climate change will hit GDP of all nations

Climate change will damage the economies of countries whether they are rich or poor, hot or cold, by the year 2100, economists said in a new report. The report suggested that wealth and cooler temperatures are no protection from climate change's economic toll if major...

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Iceland commemorates first glacier loss

Iceland commemorates first glacier loss

Iceland was yesterday set to honour the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. A bronze plaque was to be unveiled in a ceremony to mark Okjokull in the west of...

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Climate change threatens global food security

Climate change threatens global food security

According to a report by the United Nations, climate change and poor management practices threaten the world's farmlands and food security. Deforestation and loss of peatlands, mangroves and grasslands for large-scale agriculture are degrading life-giving soils,...

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