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Mr Ho Kwon Ping called for the HDB's role to evolve from that of a housing developer to that of a master land developer and price regulator ("The next 50 years of Singapore's economy", last Thursday). Despite the high-minded intentions, having regulators set sales price caps, essentially price controls, is an economist's last... 

(November 16, 2014)  Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have triggered a trend by calling on global Indians to “come and make in India.” But, belying his expectations, the cream of domestic talent prefers the favourable environment of countries such as Singapore to nurture their start-ups and sustain business growth. Sudhanshu... 

Singapore's new private sales by developers have fallen by more than 30%. (November 18, 2014)   -  With sales volumes and prices falling in October, many developers are delaying launching new projects and are concentrating on selling units already listed, say market commentators Singapore private new home sales by developers...