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War breaks out between RC and residents in Toa Payoh

Over the past few days, TR Emeritus has received several emails from residents living at The Peak @ Toa Payoh. It is a DBSS development with 5 blocks of flats. DBSS was introduced by HDB in 2005 to meet the housing aspirations of higher income flat buyers for better design and finishes. Under DBSS, private developers tender...

CPIB: Corruption in Singapore lowest in 3 decades

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) announced today (2 Apr) that the number of complaints it received last year (2014) was the lowest in 3 decades. CPIB said that it received 736 complaints in 2014 - a 7% decrease from 792 complaints in 2013. The number of cases registered for investigation also reached a 30-year...

Couple receive death threat over petition for LKY public holiday

A Singaporean couple who started an online petition for an annual public holiday to honour the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew have received a death threat. Businessman John Lim and his wife, Madam Tan Lay Geok, started the website - www.lkyday.com - to petition the Government to declare 23 March a public holiday. This was the day Mr Lee...