The government will release five residential sites for sale by public tender between this month and April under the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme for the first half of the year. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said that apart from the five confirmed residential sites, another 18 residential sites are on the reserve list. It added that the land from the confirmed and reserve lists are...
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched a residential site at Tampines Avenue 1/Avenue 10 for sale by public tender. The land parcel is the fourth residential site to be launched for sale under the confirmed list of the Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme for the first half of this year. With a site area of about 3.2 hectares, the site will have a maximum permissible gross floor area of...
Singapore billionaire property tycoon and Far East Organization chairman Ng Teng Fong, 82, died on Tuesday morning. Far East Organization said in a statement that Mr Ng suffered brain haemorrhage on January 23. He was taken to hospital where he underwent an operation. Mr Ng was ranked Singapore's richest man by Forbes magazine last year. His family's net worth was estimated at US$8 billion in 2009. He...
Far East said to be top seller in January; Lippo and MCL may release some units EVEN as developers have gotten off to a good start this year, selling well over 1,000 private homes in January, their launch machinery remains well oiled for more roll-outs in the near future. Lippo Group is expected to preview Centennia Suites on the former Kim Seng Plaza site, diagonally opposite Great World City, later...
The Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) on Monday gave extensive recommendations to ensure energy sustainability and the full optimisation of Singapore's land space, given the island-state's limited resources. Among the plans is a new waterfront city at Tanjong Pagar, currently a port area comprising Keppel and Pulau Brani. The current port lease in the area expires in 2027. The land area is similar in...
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CapitaRetail China Trust will pay 8.14 cents per unit for the full year 2009, up 8.1 per cent from a year ago. Its distributable income for the year rose 11.6 per cent on-year to S$51.2 million, while net property income went up 5.4 per cent. Chinese consumers continued to spend through the global recession last year, and that helped sales of consumer goods in China, excluding cars, to grow about 14 per...
Singapore's housing authority said Permanent Residents may soon be subjected to a similar ethnic integration policy already imposed on citizens who buy public flats. Observers say the move is reflective of Singapore's changing demographics, where about a third of the population are foreigners. But there's already a racial quota for PRs in the purchase of public housing. A shopping centre in Boon Lay in...
Singapore has regained its ranking as the most globalised economy in 2009, beating economic giants such as the United States, China and Japan. This is based on the latest Globalisation Index, compiled by Ernst & Young and the Economist Intelligence Unit. The study covered 60 of the world's largest countries and had polled 520 senior business executives, with in-depth interviews conducted with 30...