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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 $27 [...]

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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 technology because [...]

Posted on November 15th, 2008 under Singapore News | . Tags: central, city, developer, district 10, district 9, Environment, Green, Investment, new project launch, prime district, projects, Property, property market, real estate, real estate investment, residential, Singapore, singapore growth, town, world economy, world news, world trade. Comments: None

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 spoke at [...]

Posted on May 31st, 2008 under Singapore News | . Tags: singapore growth, singapore news. Comments: None

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 section from [...]

Posted on May 30th, 2008 under Real Estate News, Singapore News | . Tags: real estate, singapore growth, singapore news. Comments: None

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 at a [...]

Posted on May 29th, 2008 under Singapore News | . Tags: singapore growth, singapore news. Comments: None

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. The conference [...]

Posted on May 28th, 2008 under Singapore Business News, Singapore News | . Tags: singapore business, singapore growth, singapore news. Comments: None

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 graduation.
Eight in [...]

Posted on May 26th, 2008 under Singapore News | . Tags: education, singapore growth, singapore news. Comments: None

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.
Currently in [...]

Posted on May 9th, 2008 under Singapore Business News, Singapore News | . Tags: singapore business, singapore growth, singapore news. Comments: None

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 at the [...]

Posted on May 6th, 2008 under Singapore Business News, Singapore News | . Tags: singapore economy, singapore growth, singapore investment. Comments: None