Land Acquisitions

Despite lingering uncertainty over the Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project, the Government on Wednesday (Aug 1) proceeded with its acquisition of the land that Raffles Country Club (RCC) sits on. In January 2017, the Government announced that RCC would be the second club after Jurong Country Club to make way for the HSR's facilities. The site will also house the future Cross Island...

The 143-hectare Raffles Country Club site in Tuas will be acquired by authorities to make way for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail project. The club announced the move on its website on Wednesday (Jan 4). The announcement included a letter from the Singapore Land Authority informing the club of the acquisition. According to the announcement, the land is also needed for the Cross Island...

A part of Upper Paya Lebar Road will be widened by 2014 to improve traffic flow between the residential areas in the Northeast, and the industrial parks in Aljunied, Ubi and Eunos. The 1.3-kilometre stretch is between Upper Serangoon Road and Bartley Road. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said a lane will be added in each direction of the carriageway, to relieve existing peak-hour congestion and meet...

Court said temple's acquisition based on planning factors AN APPEAL by three devotees to get back the site of their 66-year-old temple off Bartley Road has been dismissed. In an 18-page judgment released on Monday, the Court of Appeal rejected the trio's contention that the Government's acquisition of the land had violated the Republic's Constitution. The three devotees of Jin Long Si Temple - Ms Eng...