
SG builds integrated dormitory for FTs to avoid riots repeat
(10 August 2014 ) - Singapore will open its first integrated 16,800-bed mega dormitory facility for foreign workers this month as part of efforts to avoid a repeat of the 2013 Little India riots, the country's worst unrest in 40 years. This is one of the nine dorms to be built by the government for housing most of the 385,000...

Crossing Link to SG May Cost You $20 More Due to Spat
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) –- Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin reports on the spat between Singapore and Malaysia over fees they charge vehicles crossing a vital link between the two nations. She speaks to Angie Lau on “First Up.” (Source: Bloomberg) (Aug 10) - Singapore and Malaysia are engaged in a tit-for-tat over fees they charge...

Singapore sale no longer a top draw for tourists
Charles Pertwee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pedestrians and shoppers cross Orchard Road in Singapore. (11 August) Singapore's reputation as a shopping haven could be at stake as rising prices and growing regional competition threaten to erode the city-state's allure as one of Asia's best retail destinations. Latest figures...
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