Mortgage relief to be expanded: Bush

Mortgage relief to be expanded: Bush
 
Monday • March 31, 2008
 
President George W Bush said the government will expand efforts to help homeowners avoid foreclosure as Democrats increase pressure on his administration to reduce unaffordable home-loan payments.
 
The White House is “committed to building on” its programme to help borrowers refinance mortgages, Mr Bush said in [...]

Address change: Aren’t these rules contradictory?

Address change: Aren’t these rules contradictory?
 
Monday • March 31, 2008
 
Letter from GOH KIAN HUAT
 
I REFER to the report “Changed your address? Prove it” (March 26).
 
With effect from tomorrow, Singapore identity card (IC) holders who want to report a change in address will have to produce proof such as a bill, statement or letter sent to [...]

Terror tenant burns walls, smashes ceiling

Terror tenant burns walls, smashes ceiling
 
HK landlord earlier demanded 4 years’ unpaid rental
 
ALL this middle-aged woman wanted was a monthly stream of income.
 
29 March 2008
 
ALL this middle-aged woman wanted was a monthly stream of income.
 
What Ms Chen Yan Qun got instead was a tenant from hell who took her on a four-year ride.
 
He allegedly owed [...]

CapitaCommercial buys $1.1b building

CapitaCommercial buys $1.1b building
 
Guaranteed net property income of $49.5m for 5 years
 
Friday • March 28, 2008
 
CapitaCommercial Trust, one of Singapore’s biggest office landlords, will buy a block in the central business district for $1.165 billion.
 
The trust will buy the 23-storey One George Street building from its biggest shareholder, CapitaLand, it said in a statement yesterday. [...]

$20k grant for singles who live with parents

$20k grant for singles who live with parents
 
Impact minimal as increase is small: Housing agents Jinny Koh jinny@…
 
Friday • March 28, 2008
 
Starting next month, single Singaporeans aged 35 and above looking to buy Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale flats to live with their parents may apply for a higher Central Provident Fund (CPF) housing [...]

A phase of ‘heightened uncertainty’ for Asia

A phase of ‘heightened uncertainty’ for Asia
 
Exporters of high technology products ‘most vulnerable’, says United Nations report
 
Friday • March 28, 2008
 
Asia-Pacific economies are entering a phase of “heightened uncertainty” with export-led countries to be hardest hit by the ongoing financial turmoil in the United States, a United Nations report said.
 
“In the worst case scenario of [...]

Show time at Dhoby Ghaut

Show time at Dhoby Ghaut
 
Land above station will feature an amphitheatre and a F&B pavilion
 
Thursday • March 27, 2008
 
THE vacant state land above Dhoby Ghaut MRT station will soon offer more than just a convenient access point for pedestrians making their way from the station to the surrounding malls.
 
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has [...]

Soon, a Curtin campus here

Soon, a Curtin campus here
 
Promise of enhanced student experience
 
Thursday • March 27, 2008
 
PRIVATE education here is set to receive another boost, with the Curtin University of Technology planning to establish a campus in Singapore.
 
The proposed campus will offer Curtin Business School courses and new programmes from other faculties, which will be developed according to student [...]

HDB carparks need a makeover

HDB carparks need a makeover
 
One reporter feels his estate’s carparks are inadequate and in need of some design upgrades. -myp
Marcel Lee Pereira
 
Wed, Mar 26, 2008
my paper
 
EVERY time I borrow my fiancee’s mother’s car for the weekend, I go back to find the nearby multi-storey carpark almost full.
 
The only available spaces will invariably [...]

10 tips to save you money

10 tips to save you money
 
IT is tax time again.
 
By Larry Haverkamp (Doc Money)
mail@…
 
 
25 March 2008
 
IT is tax time again.
 
You have until 15 Apr to file your tax form or until 18 Apr if you e-file.
 
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) expects that 85 per cent of the 1.5 million taxpayers [...]