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Dear PM
Dear PM, This is the usual annual letter I write to you after each National Day rally speech. I think this is the best rally speech you’ve ever delivered. Serious. It wasn’t just a rally speech, it...
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Morning call, November 18 2015
GOOD morning! National concerns over housing, public transportation and the economy make the headlines today. On housing: There is high demand for the Bidadari project in the mature estate of Toa...
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Should we really skip the property agents?
by Ryan Ong CUTTING out the agent is not new in Singapore’s property scene. In fact, the Housing Development Board (HDB) holds regular resale seminars, for people who want to handle their own property...
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Ups and downs in the news
OKAY, so you’re thinking of buying a private house. The latest URA figures should help you along with your decision, especially since the private property index has plunged. Really plunged. By 1.5 per...
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HDB flats don’t make me horny, Mrs Teo
by Daniel Yap OH MRS Josephine Teo. I know it is tempting to drop the sound-bite about how much space you don’t need to have sex. But don’t go down that route of locker room talk. Having a child is...
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Don’t mind the squeeze, it’s sexy time!
by Yen Feng “YOU need a very small space to have sex.” F*** me, is the G giving us advice about sex now? I suppose after decades of asking everyone to make more babies, we should have seen the sex...
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Giving life to… a ‘new’ UniSIM, 3K jobs & a chat about babies
THE big news in the papers today (Oct 13) is about the G putting forward a proposal to graduate SIM University (UniSIM) into the Republic’s sixth autonomous university. Known for its part-time...
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Are Singaporeans cooling off overseas properties?
by Ryan Ong THERE are two main reasons why Singaporeans buy property abroad. The first is as an escape plan. At the rate our cost of living rises, McDonald’s looks like a five-star restaurant to some...
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Word in the New$: Rental Yield
by Ryan Ong What is a rental yield, exactly? THE formula is pretty straightforward. You take the total amount of rent you collect in a year, and divide it by the total price of your property. So if...
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Is a resale flat better than a new flat for first timers?
by Sharanya Pillai WHEN it comes to building their love nest, it seems like young Singaporean couples prefer the tried and tested – even if it is more expensive. Last year, one in five first-time HDB...
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