News Highlights Saturday 24 May 2008

The Business Times

Live, Work, Play at a neighbourhood near you With Draft Master Plan, ambitious concept is taken further afield to Kallang and Paya Lebar (Read also BT's Spotlight falls on Paya Lebar Central as suburban star, and ST's Kallang, Paya Lebar the new stars and Beaches and waterfront homes at the edge of the city )


The Straits Times

Making of a lively, liveable global city URA's Master Plan looks at softer features of urban life and new needs like population growth
The Business Times Kallang to be turned into a lifestyle hub Called Kallang Riverside, it will have new homes, hotels and offices (Read also TNP's Kallang property prices set to go up?)



The Straits Times

From quiet town to bustling cultural district The Paya Lebar area will become one of S'pore's major commercial hubs under URA's new plan
The Straits Times More space, more buzz in expanded city centre Size will double with 23,000 new homes; wider lifestyle, leisure and business options



The Straits Times

Property prices expected to moderate The Singapore property market has peaked and prices can be expected to moderate in the next two years, the Government said yesterday
The Business Times Plot ratio increases not needed for now There are no major plot ratio revisions in the latest Draft Master Plan because there is no need



The Straits Times

Singapore economy faces triple threat Singapore is facing a triple whammy of economic threats in the form of surging inflation, slower-than-expected growth and weaker exports, the Government has warned.