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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 ...)

SINGAPORE: Airbnb has expanded its operations in Singapore to offer experiences led by local experts, it announced on Tuesday (Mar 14). In a media release, the peer-to-peer home sharing site said Singapore was the first Southeast Asian city to debut ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore morning news roundup by AEC News Today is your one stop source for Singapore news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is committing $325 million towards warehouses and ... ( read original story ...)

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is committing $325 million towards warehouses and other logistics investments in Singapore and Indonesia, in partnership with the Logos Property Group and the Caisse de depot’s real estate arm. It’s the first time ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore will get two new commercial free-to-air ... wellness and retirement planning, said IMDA in its news release. The station will also feature Chinese pop and "xin yao" entertainment music from the '80s and '90s. The second station is ... ( read original story ...)

JOHOR BARU - The family members of a Malaysian who was killed in a road accident in Singapore initially did not believe the tra­gic news. Instead, they thought it was a scam to get money from them. However, their lives came crashing down when it was ... ( read original story ...)

Canada’s two biggest pension funds have agreed to partner with LOGOS, a real estate logistics operator, to invest in warehouses in Singapore and Indonesia, betting on demand from the rise of e-commerce and a burgeoning middle class in southeast Asia. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a 10-year prohibition order on Monday against Tim Leissner, a former director of Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte, who it said had made false statements on behalf of his bank without its knowledge or ... ( read original story ...)

Whether you look at prices or policy, the property markets in Singapore and Hong Kong are marching resolutely in opposite directions. Singapore has eased some rules in its property market, after more than three years of home price declines. Hong Kong in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's police took issue on Sunday with a Reuters report on a public protest over water price increases, saying it presented a "false and misleading" picture of the use of Speakers' Corner, a designated place for citizens to speak publicly on issues ... ( read original story ...)