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SINGAPORE – A Pinnacle@Duxton flat was sold earlier this month (September) for $1.12 million – possibly the highest price ever fetched by a Housing Board unit. The five-room flat, spanning 106 sq m, is located
Read moreThe party could soon be over in one of the world’s most beer-fuelled tourism spots, the Indonesian island of Bali, under a new law that would ban the drinking of alcohol. The proposed bill to outlaw
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SINGAPORE: Even as more Singaporeans had babies last year, Singapore’s population growth remained low, rising 1.3 per cent to reach 5.61 million in June. The statistics, released on Tuesday (Sep 27) by the National Population
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According to the Singapore Real Estate Exchange, which collates information from the Housing Board and major property firms, seven HDB resale flats have been sold for more than $900,000, with more than half (five) just
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Prices of residential sites in Asia increased by 1.9% in the first half of 2016, down from 2.8% in the preceding six months, put office land increased from 1.9% to 2.2%. Overall development land investment
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The launch of the latest iPhone last week saw the usual excited queues forming outside Apple shops. But two Singaporeans allegedly thought they had found a new way of queue jumping, and saving some money,
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Various measures have been proposed to tackle the chronic traffic congestion in Bangkok after Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon gave relevant agencies one month to solve the traffic problems on the city’s 21 major roads.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have arrested four people for suspected links to terrorism between Aug 2 and Sep 17, including three foreigners who have since been deported. Those arrested include a Bangladeshi restaurant owner, suspected of
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A mosquito repellent that started off as a concoction mixed in one man’s kitchen has become such a hit that hotels and businesses have placed orders for it. The brain behind the product, however, is
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Bali security authorities arrested a Singaporean national for allegedly trying to pick up mail packages containing methamphetamine and cocaine sent through a post office and are in pursuit of a Briton allegedly related to the
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Singapore – The United States has sought the extradition of two former executives of a Singapore-based defence contractor at the centre of a bribery scandal that has rocked the US Navy, government lawyers said Monday.
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The Indian diaspora in Singapore and the region is being targeted for real estate investments by the nation’s largest listed real estate developer. Mumbai-headquartered Godrej Properties (GPL) has established an international representative office in Singapore
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Nico Rosberg retook the World Championship lead from Lewis Hamilton following a grandstand finish to the Singapore Grand Prix. He held off a late charge by Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo in a nail-biting climax and
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SINGAPORE — Never mind that Singapore is experiencing one of the worst property slumps in its history, demand for luxury housing is suddenly coming from an unexpected group: Wealthy Indonesians. This year’s purchases by Indonesian
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SINGAPORE — Singapore will step up the fight against money-laundering with a newly created surveillance unit and data tracking but private banks must take the lead, its chief financial regulator said Tuesday (Sept 6). Mr
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SINGAPORE: Hanshan Money Express Remittance, which was commended in a police ceremony in July for helping to foil a S$180,000 scam, has thwarted yet another attempt to fool a victim into sending money to swindlers. In
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Next to the Supreme Court and St Andrew’s Cathedral, just steps away from Parliament, there used to be an area filled with sleazy massage parlours offering “specials” – code for sexual services such as erotic
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SINGAPORE – Computer simulations will help planners design all of Tengah – the first Housing Board town to be developed in two decades – to achieve lower temperatures and the best wind flow. This is
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KOTA TINGGI • Malaysia’s Education Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on school trips and other education-related visits to Singapore and the Philippines to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, according to Malaysian media
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SINGAPORE: There is a possibility that Singapore could experience slightly hazy conditions in the next few days if hotspot activities increase in southern Sumatra and the winds become unfavourable, said the National Environment Agency (NEA)
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