February 03, 2021
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What’s never sexy: When Valentine’s Day shares the same weekend as Chinese New Year.
Because then your meticulously planned couple dates may clash with whatever fam visits your parents have scheduled so you have to meet each other at the end of the evening, with bags of oranges, pockets full of
ang pows and tummies stuffed with pineapple tarts, love letters and grand-aunt’s fish maw stew.
But the course of true love never did run smooth, so put in some effort and book your special dates early. We already did half the work for you here!
By Eng. Thushara Dissanayake
Today, the shortage of freshwater is a worldwide problem and Sri Lanka is no exception. According to the National Water Supply & Drainage Board, 8.4% of the population still have no access to safe drinking water. The situation will worsen further with the increase in population and migration of the rural population to urban areas another salient demographic change. Agriculture is also facing a grave situation in spite of the availability of several water supply sources such as surface storage reservoirs and river systems. In addition, rainwater is directly used for agriculture mostly in the dry zone. Groundwater too is used for both drinking water supply and agriculture. Strategies like the reuse of wastewater are not common in our country yet, probably due to the lack of technology. When agricultural and other water needs are taken into account, meeting all these demands with available water sources will be far beyond reality.
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I think it’s safe to say that The Pinnacle@Duxton is probably Singapore’s most well-known HDB project.
It has made headlines for many reasons, one of which is its superbly central location in Tanjong Pagar along Cantonment Road.
It was also Singapore’s very first 50-storey public housing and also features 2 Sky Bridges that offers a panoramic view of the city – unheard of in the public housing market when it was first announced.
Moreover, the HDB even launched an international architectural design competition and received over 200 submissions which eventually led to the design that we see today.
Now 10 years on (time flies, doesn’t it), The Pinnacle@Duxton has drawn both praise and criticism since its announcement.