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S’pore to pump in $1b in next phase of R&D push By Chang Ai-Lien Of the two Research Centres of Excellence (RCEs) to be set up, the Cancer Research Centre of Excellence at National University of Singapore (NUS) headed by the director Daniel Tenen (above) would use a total of S$256 million over seven years. [...]

Gardens by The Bay gets first blooms By Hong Xinyi IT HAS been described as a visual feast in the making, and the $893-million Gardens By The Bay project just got the first shipment of one of its main courses. When it opens in 2011, visitors to the 54-ha Marina South garden will be able [...]

Late night shopping, dining at Terminal 3 TRAVELLERS and visitors can now enjoy late night shopping and dining at Changi Airport’s new Terminal 3. Some 60 shops and food and beverage outlets spread over 8,600 sq m of space in the public area were officially opened for business on Monday. This is the largest dedicated [...]

Hotel site amidst garden setting in Balestier Road up for tender THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday launched a hotel site at Balestier Road for sale by public tender. The 1.77 ha land parcel is one of two hotel sites to be launched for sale in the Government Land Sales Programme for the first [...]

Tie-ups between British universities, S’pore institutions By Jane Ng THE British government is setting aside $800,000 (about 300,000 pounds) for British universities to forge new partnerships with Singapore institutions in a move that will see more student visits and research collaborations. The 13 new tie-ups are with the Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, [...]

S’pore’s political renewal system ensures good mix: SM By Kor Kian Beng SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong likened Singapore’s political renewal system to a conveyer-belt – slow but steadily moving forward. It ensures the Cabinet has a good mix of veteran and rookie ministers, with the new ones given time to be ‘tried out gradually’, [...]

LTA to consider ‘cash back’ for scrapped cars More may choose public transport over cars if policy changes: Transport Minister By CHRISTOPHER TAN ‘You got to look at our overall objective – it is to have a decisive shift towards public transport,’ said Transport Minister Raymond Lim FOR years, the answer has been no. Now [...]

S’pore F1 night race poses challenge: Hakkinen ‘When driving at night your body is in night mode, so all your reactions are not as sharp as in the daytime, because your body should be sleeping,’ said Hakkinen TWO-TIME Formula One champion Mika Hakkinen says the first night race on Singapore’s street circuit will pose unique [...]

Settle ERP charges through credit card bills By Christopher Tan MOTORISTS will soon not have to worry about that dreaded beeping sound which indicates low or insufficient funds in their CashCard. In fact, they will no longer even need a CashCard in their car to make ERP payments. By around mid-year, a new service will [...]

Mackenzie 88 – Singapore – District 09 – 10 Location : 88 Mackenzie Road District : 09 City Tenure : Freehold Date of TOP : 2010 Developer: Galaxy Homes Pte Ltd BASIC INFORMATION District 9 – Small Freehold development of 55 units Project Only 1 and 2 bedroom sizes Stack 01, Best facing unit in [...]