Tuesday, April 8, 2008

News Highlights Saturday 5 April 2008

The Business Times

The West also rises with Jurong East makeover 360-hectare Jurong Lake District will marry offices and retail outlets with waterfront playground (Read also BT's URA's Jurong Gateway plan draws mixed response)



The Business Times

Jurong Lake will be transformed into waterfront playground 4-5 attractions planned; Science Ctr site to be developed (Read also BT's Mah disagrees with suggestions on land sales, deferred payment scheme, and Plot ratios may change in certain local conditions: Mah)



The Straits Times

Jurong's massive makeover Area the size of Marina Bay will be transformed with homes, hotels, shops, eateries and offices linked to MRT via walkways and waterways
(Read also ST's Singapore's very own Lake District, and National Development Minister responds to property issues)



The Straits Times

Orchard makeover starts in 3 weeks times New pavements, street furniture, lighting and plants will appear on Orchard Road soon. The $40 million facelift for Singapore's shopping belt begins on April 28 ....




The Business Times

The civil servant turned CEO CapitaLand's Liew Mun Leong talks to Vikram Khanna about his journey to the corporate world and the new dynamics of S'pore's property market
The Straits Times Excuse me, is this actually .. a shop? From airplanes to drawers to oxygen tubes to even a bridge, unusual décor is making its way into Singapore stores