STAMFORD RAFFLES’ LONDON HOME FOR SALE

STAMFORD RAFFLES’ LONDON HOME FOR SALE
 
Current owner seeks S’pore buyer for $9.5million property
 
A BIG piece of Singapore history is up for sale - in London.
 
By Tay Shi’an
 
 
05 May 2008
 
A BIG piece of Singapore history is up for sale - in London.
 
The last home of Singapore’s
 
founder, Sir Stamford Raffles, has been put on the market for [...]

Queen Margaret University starts classes in Singapore

Queen Margaret University starts classes in Singapore
 
It is the latest addition to the global schoolhouse initiative
 
By LEE U-WEN
 
THIS morning was a landmark occasion for Scotland’s renowned Queen Margaret University (QMU), as students began classes for the first time at its Asia campus in Singapore - the first full-fledged overseas site by a [...]

Seletar air park catering to both old, new tenants

Seletar air park catering to both old, new tenants
 
Allocation of land to be done in phases as it becomes available, says JTC
 
By VEN SREENIVASAN
 
(SINGAPORE) The first phase of the development of the Seletar Aerospace Park (SAP) is on track and detailed plans are already in place to cater to the needs of [...]

New $38m campus for UK’s first offshore university

New $38m campus for UK’s first offshore university
 
Monday • May 5, 2008
 
The United Kingdom’s first offshore campus in Singapore has moved into its new $38-million premises. The Queen Margaret University (QMU) Asia Campus has been operating at its Balestier site since May 2.
 
The enhanced facilities of the new, self-contained campus at Ah Hood Road will [...]

En bloc uproar at Bayshore Park, Mandarin Gardens

En bloc uproar at Bayshore Park, Mandarin Gardens
 
Sales committees rein in estate councils, irking owners who want to upkeep homes
 
By Jessica Cheam
 
THE market for en bloc sales may have gone dead quiet, but the issue is still raising a ruckus at two of Singapore’s most iconic condominium developments in the East.
 
Sales committees pushing [...]

Former Christian college born again as arts complex

Former Christian college born again as arts complex
 
National monument site in Mount Sophia will house creative and artistic ventures
 
By Tessa Wong
 
THE winds of change have breathed new life into the old premises of the Trinity Theological College in Mount Sophia, which will reopen this month as a creative arts complex.
 
The site, designated a [...]

Small firms bought bulk of en bloc sale sites

Small firms bought bulk of en bloc sale sites
 
Some may be forced to call off deals because of financing woes, says BNP report
 
By Joyce Teo
 
A REPORT by a major bank has flagged potential financing concerns for small property developers that swooped in on the collective sale boom in the second half of last year. [...]

Worst of Wall Street crisis over, says Buffett

Worst of Wall Street crisis over, says Buffett
 
Credit crunch has eased for bankers but Berkshire chief sees more pain for people with individual mortgages
 
Omaha - MR WARREN Buffett, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Berkshire Hathaway, said the global credit crunch has eased for bankers, and the Federal Reserve probably averted more failures by helping [...]

En-bloc system needs relook, as Bayshore shows

En-bloc system needs relook, as Bayshore shows
 
IF THE Government still thinks the current laws under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act and the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Amendment) are sufficient to regulate the issues of collective property sales, this tale of two condos may provide food for thought, especially as the Government has invited [...]