singapore HDB to launch first BTO project in Sembawang North in July offering 775 units

The first Housing Development Board (HDB) Build-to-Order (BTO) project in the new Sembawang North neighbourhood will be launched in the upcoming July 2025 BTO sales exercise. Sembawang Beacon, a 775-unit, 53ha development, is expected to be ready in about …

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Crypto, Cash, and Condos: Singapore Ends $2.2B Laundering Case With Fines

Singapore fined nine financial firms, including UBS and Citigroup, S$27.5 million ($21.5 million) after a probe into the country’s largest money laundering scandal, which involved the seizure of assets ranging from luxury real estate to cryptocurrency. The …

Foreign investors in Japan avoid $690m in taxes with Singapore loophole

TOKYO -- Investors putting money into Japan via Singapore avoided roughly 99 billion yen ($690 million) in Japanese taxes between 2020 and 2022 through a treaty loophole allowing them to double-dip on tax breaks, Nikkei has learned from discussions with …

Where to get cheap haircuts in Singapore (2025 update): Kcuts, Snip Avenue, Kimage Hairdressing School and more

I still remember when haircuts as a kid cost barely $8. These days, I'm forking out close to $20 for my regular bi-weekly trims. Add a beard shaping or a quick wash, and the bill creeps up to $30. Painful, especially when all you wanted was a quick …

Resorts World Sentosa Officially Opens Singapore Oceanarium, Invites Filipino Travelers to Reimagined Marine Experiences

Ticket sales for the new Singapore Oceanarium are now open, featuring exciting programs and celebrations before the public opening on July 24. Resorts World Sentosa proudly announces the opening of the Singapore Oceanarium, a one-of-a-kind marine …

How Singapore’s early leaders supported Lee Kuan Yew’s vision by challenging him

In this excerpt from Ink and Influence: An OB Markers Sequel, Cheong Yip Seng, former editor-in-chief of The Straits Times, offers rare behind-the-scenes insights into the personalities who shaped post-independence Singapore. Through stories involving …

The Gaga Effect: Lady Gaga’s shows provided a ‘healthy boost’ to Singapore’s economy, pulling in up to S$150M

SINGAPORE: While Taylor Swift’s Midas touch boosted the Singapore economy by an estimated US$400 million (S$540 million), the Gaga effect, though lower in amount, also provided a ‘healthy boost’ to the city-state’s economy, according to experts, Malay Mail …

World News | ASEAN Must Become Competitive Single Market, Says Singapore PM Wong

Singapore, Jul 5 (PTI) The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), a combined market of 700 million people, must become a more seamless and competitive single market, one that attracts businesses and investments looking for alternatives in a more …

General : Asean Needs Bolder Reforms To Attract Business, Investment - Singapore Pm

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz SINGAPORE, July 5 (Bernama) -- ASEAN needs bolder reforms to transform the region into a more seamless and competitive single market to attract businesses and investments seeking alternatives in an increasingly fragmented global …