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2 Asian leopard cats abandoned at Bukit Batok, rescued by ACRES
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2 Asian leopard cats abandoned at Bukit Batok, rescued by ACRES
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An Asian leopard cat which was found at Bukit Batok Avenue 6 on Dec 20, 2018. (Photo: ACRES)
12 Jan 2019 08:00PM(Updated: 12 Jan 2019 08:00PM)
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SINGAPORE: Two critically endangered Asian leopard cats were rescued by an animal welfare group after being found abandoned in a carrier at Bukit Batok West last month.
Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) said it received a call at about 10am on Dec 20 from a member of the public, claiming to have found two Asian leopard cats abandoned in a carrier at Bukit Batok West Avenue 6.
The cats were picked up by ACRES in the afternoon.
According to ACRES deputy chief executive Anbarasi Boopal, the cats seemed "very stressed from the environment and transport", but appeared to be fine externally.
Asian leopard cats are critically endangered in Singapore and are very rare. They can only be found in some restricted areas and nature reserves.
They are small nocturnal predators whose diet also consists of rodents, amphibians and reptiles, ACRES said in a Facebook post on Friday.
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"Please leave wild animals in the wild. If you think the wild animal is in distress, please call our 24-hour wildlife rescue hotline 97837782 for assistance," the post added.
This is not the first case of Asian leopard cats from the illicit pet trade being found in Singapore, said Ms Anbarasi.
Two were reported to be kept as illegal pets in July 2018, with another being abandoned that same year.
ACRES' 2015 investigation on online wildlife trade showed that Asian leopard cats were offered for sale, along with other wild mammals like slow lorises.
Source: CNA/ic
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Singapore postpones joint ministerial committee talks on Iskandar after Johor chief minister’s intrusion into its territorial waters
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Composite image showing Johor Chief Minister Osman Sapian visiting Malaysia Marine Department vessel Pedoman. (Photos: Singapore Police Force)
12 Jan 2019 11:40AM(Updated: 12 Jan 2019 05:45PM)
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SINGAPORE: The 14th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia (JMCIM) scheduled for Jan 14 has been postponed, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Saturday (Jan 12).
“The intrusion by Johor Menteri Besar Osman Sapian into Singapore Territorial Waters off Tuas on Jan 9, 2019 made the 14th JMCIM meeting untenable. Singapore therefore proposed to postpone the JMCIM meeting, and Malaysia agreed,” MFA said in a statement.
On Wednesday, Johor Chief Minister Osman
Sapian made a visit to the Pedoman, which was in Singapore territorial waters. Mr Osman also posted photos on Facebook showing his visit on board the vessel.
READ: Singapore, Malaysia maritime dispute: A timeline
Malaysian government vessels have made repeated incursions into Singapore territorial waters in recent months, after Malaysia extended the Johor Bahru port limits in October, encroaching into Singapore territorial waters off Tuas.
Singapore has protested the port limit extension and the movements of the vessels. Singapore's Transport Ministry also
extended Singapore's port limits off Tuas on Dec 6 in response.
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Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan also said then that there had been as many as 14 intrusions by Malaysian vessels in the two weeks before Dec 6.
READ: Malaysian vessel parked in Singapore waters is used to mark territory
This week, tensions appeared to ease as
both countries' foreign ministers met.
Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah said in a joint statement on Tuesday that the countries had agreed to establish a working group to study and discuss legal and operational matters relating to the maritime dispute, in order to provide a basis for further discussions and negotiations.
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Illustration showing the adjustment of Singapore and Malaysia's port limits.
Malaysia Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali, who was supposed to lead a Malaysian delegation to the meeting, told Bernama that certain issues from the meeting which were closely related to matters raised in the bilateral meeting.
"Since the meeting (between the two foreign ministers) has just taken place and both countries have issued a positive joint statement, I do not want to interfere with the process by having the JMCIM meeting now," he said on Saturday. "So it's a good idea to defer it."
When asked whether the intrusion had affected the relationship between the two countries, Mohamed Azmin said it had not.
"The foreign ministries of both countries have taken an open approach to ensure that all issues pertaining to the maritime border are resolved in good faith," he said.
Source: CNA/rw/hm
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