Daily Archives: January 26, 2019 (12 Articles Found)
About 40 residents had to evacuate their homes early Sat morning after a fire broke out at a Pasir Ris HDB block. SCDF said the fire, which took place at Blk 782 Pasir Ris St 71 around 3am,…
A wild boar was euthanised after suffering spinal injuries in an accident with a lorry in Bukit Batok West on Thurs night. The wife of a motorist who witnessed Thurs’s accident said that the boar was hit by…
If you can stop playing Farm Heroes Saga or Farm Frenzy for just a moment, you’ll realise that there are actually quite a lot of real farms that Singaporeans can visit. Some might even be in your neighbourhood.…
Geylang Serai is commonly known as Singapore’s Malay cultural district, but PM Lee Hsien Loong noted on Sat that it has in fact, played a key role in creating a vibrant and multicultural national identity that all Singaporeans…
News of any new MRT line, Cross Island Line (CRL) cannot come sooner. Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday that the first phase spanning 29km will be completed by 2029, 10 years from now. Unless the next…
Electricity supply was disrupted in parts of Singapore on Sat afternoon. The disruption, which affected parts of Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Sin Ming and Thomson, began at 1.30pm, according to electricity supplier SP Group. Electricity supply was progressively…
A year-long series of events will officially kick off on Mon to mark the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Stamford Raffles, a key turning point in Singapore’s modern history. To start the ball rolling, the annual i…
A human figure “leaps” across the Singapore River in an art installation inspired by the island state’s rapid development. Turin-born artist Angelo Bonello artwork, Run Beyond, has been installed on Elgin Bridge – one of six bridges on…
More HDB flats changed hands last year, with a record 71 flats sold for $1 million or more each. This came as resale prices slipped for a fifth straight year, hitting a seven-year low. One factor behind this,…
A wave of cautious optimism has washed over the retail property market. This follows quarter-on-quarter upticks of above 1 per cent in URA’s retail rental and price indices for Singapore’s central region. This was the first time both…
The private residential property market here could face some demand tests ahead as higher interest rates and heftier duties from the authorities’ cooling measures weigh on buyers’ wallets. As it is, property curbs unleashed in July have already…
A fortnight ago, a 149 sqm, five-room, loft unit in Punggol Sapphire was sold for $910,888. It was a new high for an HDB flat in the suburban public housing estate in the northeast region. The seller, Singaporean…
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