All posts tagged "cost of living"
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154HeadlinesStallholder Complains about Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar S$18K Rent, Rents 5 Stalls
There have been many complaints about the high rent for a stall at the Geylang Serai Ramadan bazaar. Many prospective stallholders have...
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Tuas Checkpoint Tolls Hike: Up To 465 Percent Increase For Off-Peak Motorists
Some motorists using the Tuas Second Link checkpoint will face up to a 465 percent increase in tolls come 31st March this...
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Only 36 Percent of People in Singapore Believe Life Will Be Better 5 Years From Now
Only 36 percent of those living in Singapore believe that life for them and their families will be better economically in the...
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Would You Pay S$16 for This Plate of “Economic” Rice?
Economic rice stalls are a staple across Singapore hawker centres and kopitiams, popular as a low-cost food choice among both blue-collar and...
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Cancer Patients, Doctors Condemn New Cap on MediShield, MediSave for Treatments
The lowering of claims from MediShield Life and MediSave for certain cancer treatments has been met with frustration and anger from patients....
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New Kallang, Queenstown PLH BTO Flat Buyers Set to Make Million-Dollar Windfall?
The government launched 4428 BTO flats for sale on Tues (28Feb), and all eyes are now on the Prime Location Public Housing...
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Lawrence Wong: Gov Cannot Reduce Price of Land to Lower HDB Flat Prices
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has said that the government cannot simply sell state land at a lower cost...
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Is it in the PAP’s Interest to Keep Public Housing Prices High Despite Public Unrest?
RONALD LEE: Many Singaporeans have been belabouring the high cost of HDB flats, whether resale or BTO flats, for some time now...
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Sengkang HDB Flats Sell for Close to a Million, More Million-Dollar Resale Flats Listed
A 1206 square foot Sengkang flat has been sold for S$928,000, which works out to about S#770 per square foot. The resale...
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Rents in Singapore Overtake Hong Kong, World’s Most Expensive Housing Market
The average home rent in Singapore has surpassed Hong Kong’s, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. The news...
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Lawrence Wong: Higher CPF Salary Ceiling Needed to Avoid “Storing Up More Problems”
DPM and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has said it is necessary the CPF salary ceiling to keep pace with inflation to avoid...
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11 People Crammed into HDB Flat to “Share the High Rental Cost”
11 people were found crammed into a HDB flat by a property agent, who made the shocking discovery when the homeowner asked...
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Time for HDB to Claw Back Subsidies for BTO Flats?
ELSON: Senior Minister of State Sim Ann has waxed lyrical about how Singaporeans appreciate the “windfall” effect that comes with selling their...
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Cigarette Profiteering Wars Begin Following Budget 2023 15 Percent Tax Hike Announcement
The government has raised taxes on all tobacco products by 15 per cent. This means that a regular pack of 20 Marlboro...
