Area around Singapore River to be revamped for F1 night race

Area around Singapore River to be revamped for F1 night race
By Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 February 2008 1906 hrs
 
SINGAPORE: The area around the Singapore River is getting a new look to give it a night-time buzz, and lighting will be a key feature in the makeover.
 
The Read and [...]

Development charges to rise with biggest hikes in industrial and warehouse sectors

Development charges to rise with biggest hikes in industrial and warehouse sectors
By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 February 2008 2002 hrs
 
SINGAPORE: Developers will have to pay more to redevelop non-residential sites such as hospitals, hotels, shops and warehouses.
 
They also have to pay marginally more to redevelop residential sites for condominiums.
 
This is [...]

URA launches sale of 11 land parcels at Sembawang Rd/Andrews Ave

URA launches sale of 11 land parcels at Sembawang Rd/Andrews Ave
Posted: 29 February 2008 2259 hrs
 
SINGAPORE : The Urban Redevelopment Authority has launched 11 land parcels at Sembawang Road and Andrews Avenue for sale for landed housing development.
 
This is the second phase of the planned Sembawang Greenvale estate.
 
It is one of [...]

DC rate hike lower than expected

DC rate hike lower than expected
 
Average industrial rates up 16.8%, muted increases for most other uses
 
By KALPANA RASHIWALA
 
THE government yesterday announced modest, lower-than-expected increases in development charge (DC) rates for most use groups, except industrial.
 
‘Limited transactions in the past six months, amidst cautionary sentiment set about the US sub-prime debacle, were probably [...]

More landed housing sites up for auction

More landed housing sites up for auction
 
By ARTHUR SIM
 
THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched the second phase of Sembawang Greenvale after auctioning all parcels in Phase One last October.
 
In the first phase, 12 sub-divided landed housing plots near Sembawang Beach were auctioned for a total of $37.09 million, which works out to [...]

Jazzing up S’pore River’s sights and sounds

Jazzing up S’pore River’s sights and sounds
 
COME September, visitors will be treated to a new look and an enhanced experience of the sights and sounds of the Singapore River.
 
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), together with the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), yesterday announced plans for a series of infrastructural developments as well the staging of [...]

Local banks face challenging 2008

Local banks face challenging 2008
 
By SIOW LI SEN
 
WHEN UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) released its fourth-quarter and 2007 results last Wednesday, the last of the three local banks to do so, they were pretty much like those of its rivals. It scored on some points and fell flat on others. In other words, nothing [...]

Small development tax increase sign of property slowdown

Small development tax increase sign of property slowdown
 
Weekend • March 1, 2008
 
Cheow Xin Yi
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In the latest signal that the market for private homes has cooled, the Ministry of National Development (MND) yesterday announced minimal changes in the development charges for residential sites.
 
A tax on property developers for site enhancement, the development charges payable in the [...]

URA auctions 11 land parcels in Sembawang

URA auctions 11 land parcels in Sembawang
 
Weekend • March 1, 2008
 
Cheow Xin Yi
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is auctioning 11 land parcels along Sembawang Road/Andrews Avenue as part of its plans for a landed housing estate in the area.
 
The plots constitute the Phase 2 development of the Sembawang Greenvale project, and can accommodate 90 [...]

Makeover to add night buzz to S’pore River

Makeover to add night buzz to S’pore River
 
Walkways, trees and water will be bathed in light in time for upcoming river-centred activities
 
By Lim Wei Chean & Tessa Wong
 
THE Singapore River is getting its biggest makeover since 1999, when $16 million was spent to improve the pedestrian walkways there.
 
Work, to begin next month, will [...]