Janil Puthucheary

NEA will closely monitor beverage prices after container return scheme begins in April: Janil

When the scheme starts on April 1, consumers will drop off used plastic bottles and cans to more than 1,000 reverse vending machines islandwide.

Public can use ez-link card to get 10-cent refund when recycling drink bottles, cans from April

About 1,000 return points, comprising mainly machines, will be set up islandwide by April 1 when the scheme begins.

Beverage container return scheme to kick off on April 1 but transition period will be 6 months

A supermarket employee arranges beverages on the shelves at Sheng Siong supermarket.

Project Wolbachia to be expanded to four new locations in December

The Project Wolbachia expansion will increase its total coverage from 580,000 households to 660,000 households in Singapore.

Safer, more sustainable pest control under Singapore’s new framework

Singapore’s national framework The Code Of Practice For The Performance Of Pest Management Services incorporates integrated pest management principles.

Over 34,000 tonnes of e-waste collected in 4 years; all CCs to have recycling bins by mid-2026

Collected e-waste are sent to Alba E-Waste Smart Recycling's warehouse in Tuas.

Race and religion remain key to Singaporean identity: Janil Puthucheary

Senior Minister of State for Education and Sustainability and the Environment Janil Puthucheary speaking at a Youth Dialogue on Sept 28.

10 research projects to improve weather forecasts in Singapore and region under new alliance

While it is already challenging to accurately forecast the weather in the tropics, climate change will cause weather events to become more erratic.

New online tools by SkillsFuture Singapore help companies plan and curate staff training

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Ms Gina Toh, 49, CEO of ISS Facility Services, Singapore (ISS Singapore), received the Workplace Learning Organisation of Excellence (Platinum) award from the National Centre for Workplace Excellence, the highest tier of the National Workplace Learning (NWpL) certifications.
The award was presented to ISS Singapore at the Human Capital Conference 2025 by guest-of-honour Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, at The SkillsFuture Human Capital Conference, which marks the closing of SkillsFuture Festival 2025, at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre on Aug 18, 2025.
The event, themed “Transform Today, Lead Tomorrow – Strengthen Business Through People”, is jointly organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and the National Centre of Excellence for Workplace Learning at Singapore Polytechnic (NACE@SP), with the support of SkillsFuture Singapore and Lifelong Learning Singapore.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

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