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In a statement yesterday (23 Feb), HDB said it has rejected the requests of unhappy Sengkang flat buyers for refunds made last month, when they discovered that a temple with a columbarium would be built near their BTO flats. A total of 95 requests have been received to cancel their bookings as of 9 Feb. This is out of the 4,000... 

DPM Tharman DPM and Finance Minister Tharman gave his Budget 2015 speech in Parliament today (23 Feb). Here are some of the highlights: FY2014 fiscal position The government had budgeted for an overall deficit of $1.2 billion (or 0.3% of GDP) for FY2014, ending 31 Mar 2015. Mr Tharman said that they now expect a very small deficit... 

Dr Lam Pin Min, MP Sengkang West In the recent Sengkang columbarium saga, it was revealed that Eternal Pure Land Pte Ltd (EPL), a subsidiary of an Australian "for-profit" public listed company, had won the HDB land tender last year. With its financial muscles supported by the parent public company, EPL managed to outbid the...