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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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SINGAPORE - The Encarta World English Dictionary defines ‘capitulate’ as ’surrender, especially under specified conditions; consent or yield: to give in to an argument, request, pressure or something unavoidable’. It also defines ‘capitulation’ as ‘a giving up of resistance’.
Much has been made of the selling of the past year, with some observers believing that markets [...]

Posted on November 16th, 2008 under Singapore News | . Tags: asia economy, Dow Jones, Economic, Hang Seng Index, inflation, Japan, Nikkei, shares, Singapore, Southeast Asia, STI, stock market, Stocks, Straits Times Index, United States, US, Wall Street, world economy, world news, world trade. Comments: 2

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