Are days numbered for Malay Village?

Are days numbered for Malay Village?
 
URA says future plans for Paya Lebar area are being studied and will be revealed next month
 
By Lim Wei Chean
 
THE Malay Village’s kampung-style houses on stilts promise a quaintness from the days of old Singapore.
 
But they are run-down, and visitors are welcomed by swarms of mosquitoes instead of [...]

Buying into markets now - a gamble or an investment?

Buying into markets now - a gamble or an investment?
 
Some observers say US sub-prime woes nearing end, but sceptics advise caution
 
By Yang Huiwen
 
SUDDENLY, things are looking a lot brighter on the stock market, both at home and abroad.
 
Last month, the Straits Times Index (STI) posted its best gain since September last year - [...]

Missing owners’ condo unit sold for $1.6m

Missing owners’ condo unit sold for $1.6m
 
By Joyce Teo
 
AN UNUSUAL auction of an apartment at King’s Mansion off Tanjong Katong Road has attracted strong bidding - driving up the sale price to $1.59 million, well above expectations.
 
The condominium’ s management corporation had taken the rare step of selling the three-bedroom property after the [...]

That condo is moving out of reach

That condo is moving out of reach
 
By Tilak Abeysinghe & Gu Jiaying
 
THERE have been several episodes of residential property price escalations in Singapore that may have overshot income levels. But just how do we determine if private property prices have become more or less affordable?
 
We have developed a housing affordability index thatmight add [...]

Why I decided to write my will

Why I decided to write my will
 
By Lorna Tan Finance Correspondent
 
Death is inevitable, but we prefer to believe that it will not happen to us today or tomorrow. As a result, many of us choose not to dwell on it.
 
You may think I am paranoid. But in my case, I like to plan [...]

When do I need a probate?

When do I need a probate?
 
Where do you see this?
 
In court documents and newspaper articles.
 
What does it mean?
 
When there is a will, the deceased’s estate or assets can be accessed by the family and descendants and distributed among them only after a grant of probate has been obtained from the courts.
 
The estate or [...]

Smith Street Food Centre reopens after $17.3m facelift

Smith Street Food Centre reopens after $17.3m facelift
 
By Samantha Eng , Chen Meiyue
 
Brighter, cleaner and more airy.
 
That’s the opinion of many stallholders and customers when asked by The Sunday Times to describe the revamped Smith Street Food Centre.
 
The three-storey market and food centre, closed in July 2006 for upgrading, reopened last Thursday. [...]

HDB rental market remains strong

HDB rental market remains strong
 
Flats much sought after because of spillover demand from private homes market, but agents say rents are unlikely to rise much more
 
By Joyce Teo Property Correspondent
 
The rental market for Housing Board flats remains hot, with rents up in the first quarter as more home owners apply for permission to rent [...]

Turn Capitol area into Mice venues

Turn Capitol area into Mice venues
 
The article, ‘Wanted: New ‘director’ for Capitol Theatre’ (The Sunday Times, April27), prompted me to write this letter.
 
Singapore has sufficient performance venues and museums. The Capitol Theatre and its surroundings would be put to better use as hotels, serviced apartments and Mice - or meetings, incentive travel, conventions and [...]