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THERE were some errors in our report, River Valley condo Luma relaunches with prices halved (BT, Nov 14). The condominium is located at River Valley Grove and not St Thomas Walk. The number of units sold earlier was not 10, but six. BT also understands that the developer, Novelty Group, purchased the site for around [...]

Economic slowdown seen putting brakes on energy efficiency drive here GREEN development in the building space is likely to take a backseat among some organisations given the economic slowdown because the benefits are not tangible in the short-term, a building consultant said. This is despite it being the ‘most ideal time’ to invest in green [...]

Govt to roll out more initiatives to bring innovation to the marketplace By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 31 May 2008 2117 hrs SINGAPORE: Expect more initiatives to be rolled out this year to help researchers in Singapore transfer their ideas from paper to marketplace. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam hinted at this when he [...]

Stretch of CTE between Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 and 3 to be widened Posted: 30 May 2008 1843 hrs SINGAPORE : The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be widening various stretches of the Central Expressway (CTE). This was announced by LTA when it gave details of the first stretch to be widened – the [...]

Singapore proposes establishment of City Biodiversity Index By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 May 2008 2218 hrs SINGAPORE : Singapore has proposed the creation of a “City Biodiversity Index”, and National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said this will help cities evaluate progress in reducing biodiversity loss. Mr Mah was addressing delegates [...]

Global investors see opportunities in nanotechnology in S’pore By Timothy Ouyang, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 28 May 2008 0025 hrs SINGAPORE: Global investors said they are seeing a lot of investment opportunities in nanotechnology opening up here in Singapore. The comment comes a day before the first ever NanoEquity Asia conference kicks off in Singapore. [...]

Survey shows NUS business graduates get higher starting pay By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 May 2008 1937 hrs SINGAPORE: The job market is looking rosy for business graduates from the National University of Singapore. A survey on its 2007 batch of graduates showed that almost all secured jobs within six months of [...]

New virtual world makes S’pore Asian hub By Hedirman Supian, TODAY | Posted: 09 May 2008 1204 hrs SINGAPORE: German-based tech startup Metaversum is planning to make Singapore the Asian hub for its new 3D virtual world Twinity, and it is counting on the local market to reach out to other countries in the region. [...]

PM Lee says Singapore will continue to develop financial sector By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 May 2008 2209 hrs SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore will continue to develop the financial sector as more activities are being moved to the city-state. Mr Lee, who was speaking to 120 bankers [...]

Survey shows more singles want to get married and have more kids By Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 05 May 2008 1757 hrs SINGAPORE: More singles want to get married and more married couples want to have two to three children. This is according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Community Development, [...]