Ng Keng Gene
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Padang, surrounding buildings potential candidate for Singapore’s 2nd Unesco World Heritage Site
The Padang Civic Ensemble includes the historical green, open space and former Supreme Court and City Hall. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
National Museum of Singapore, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall to be restored by 2025
SINGAPORE – Two national monuments – the National Museum of Singapore and the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall – will be restored in the coming years. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Tightened BTO selection rules with ‘safety valves’ will help genuine buyers: Desmond Lee
SINGAPORE – Tightening rules on the selection of flats while also ensuring that there are “safety valves” for those with bona fide reasons for giving up their booking opportunity allows the Government to take a calibrated approach in supporting genuine home buyers, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Heritage value of 200 buildings in Changi Point to be assessed, study to inform future plans
SINGAPORE – A heritage study of about 200 buildings in Changi Point will be carried out, as part of planning processes for the area. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
200 assisted-living flats for seniors to be launched in Bedok in 2023
SINGAPORE – Around 200 community care apartments in Bedok will be offered in 2023 to seniors aged 65 and above to help them age in place independently, in the third such project of its kind. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
All HDB rental coffee shops to provide budget meals by 2026 to help keep food affordable in the heartlands
SINGAPORE – By 2026, all 374 coffee shops let out by the Housing Board will be required to sell budget meals to keep food affordable in the heartlands. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Former Kampong Eunos community centre to be turned into creative centre for youth
The project will include an upcycling centre as well as a community garden, and also tap renewable energy. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
MCI planning to construct new building in Civic District to house govt agencies
SINGAPORE – A new building that will be located in the Civic District and house multiple government agencies is in the works. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Upcoming Bayshore precinct to have a central park, green network linking its housing projects
HDB’s conceptual plan for Bayshore indicates there will be eight green spaces within housing precincts. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Non-profit Ground-Up Initiative and turtle museum to move to new site in Khatib
SINGAPORE – A non-profit initiative known for its focus on sustainability and community building has secured new premises following news that it has to give up the state land it occupies in June. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Non-residents from China accounted for 1% of private property transactions in 2022: Indranee
SINGAPORE – Non-residents from China are not involved in a significant number of property and rental transactions in Singapore, said Second Minister for National Development Indranee Rajah in Parliament on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Non-residents from China accounted for 1% of private property transactions in 2022: Indranee
SINGAPORE – Non-residents from China are not involved in a significant number of property and rental transactions in Singapore, said Second Minister for National Development Indranee Rajah in Parliament on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Archive on Singapore architecture to be set up
URA has launched a quotation exercise for an architectural historian to lead a team for the project. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
9,700 households have sold part of their remaining leases back to HDB since 2009
Since 2020, the yearly take-up of the scheme has “remained steady at around 1,500 households”. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Sentosa fort dating back to 1870s to open for rare public tours to mark Singapore’s fall in WWII
Participants will have special access to a restricted site that they should not visit on their own. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
‘Be careful what you wish for’: Lively debate on keeping public housing affordable and accessible
SINGAPORE – MPs weighed in on the issue of public housing affordability on Monday, with suggestions that ranged from urgently ramping up Build-to-Order (BTO) flat supply to capping prices of four-room BTO flats. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
New office cum retail development with public garden to open in the CBD in Q3 2023
SINGAPORE – The Central Business District (CBD) will get a new public garden in the third quarter of 2023, when IOI Central Boulevard Towers, a mixed-use development, is opened. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Former school site in Toa Payoh earmarked for high-rise housing development
SINGAPORE – More homes are set to be built in Toa Payoh, with a high-rise housing development expected to take the place of an empty school site in the western part of the town. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
SLA to take over management of state land within public housing estates from HDB on March 1
SLA will issue the temporary occupation licences needed for events such as night markets and Hungry Ghost Festival activities. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Unidentified substances found at two religious centres, police investigating
Occupants of the Catholic Centre in Waterloo Street were evacuated from the 10-storey building on Wednesday morning after an unidentified substance was found sprayed around the building perimeter. A similar incident occurred on Tuesday, when the police and the Singapore... → Read More