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Singapore’s first Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing blocks were erected in November of 1960, in response to a severe lack of adequate housing for the country's 1.6 million citizens. Fast forward to 2017, and over 80% of the Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The annual average resident unemployment rate rose slightly from 2.8 per cent in 2015 to 3 per cent in 2016, the highest since 2010, according to the finalised figures from the Manpower of Ministry (MOM) released on Wednesday (Mar 15). According ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Analysts have boosted their growth forecast for Singapore’s economy for 2017 to 2.3 per cent, up from 1.5 per cent, according to a quarterly survey released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday (Mar 15). This reverses a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Changi Airport has been voted the world's best airport by air travellers for the fifth consecutive year at the 2017 World Airport Awards in Amsterdam, organisers Skytrax say. Besides nabbing other titles such as the best Asian airport and the ... ( read original story ...)

With his electrifying guitar skills, colourful dressing and commanding stage presence, musician Ray Anthony made his name in the late 1960s and 1970s as Singapore's Jimi Hendrix. Singapore’s Jimi Hendrix Ray Anthony performing at the DBS Auditorium in ... ( read original story ...)

Average unemployment rate sits at 3%. The Singapore labour market might have slumped to its worst in the past year since 2009. Citing the latest figures from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Citi Research said headline, resident, and citizen unemployment ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore morning news by AEC News Today is your one stop source for Singapore news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. Singapore Warns Investors about Trading Unregulated Binary Options The Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)