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Last week (6 Sep 2018) it was published that Facebook is spending $1 billion on its first data center in Asia, my country - Singapore: [ LINK ] Facebook said it chose Singapore for several reasons, including the quality of the city-state's infrastructure and workforce, and its business friendly environment. The truth is Singapore... 

I refer to the articles “Why HDB flat dwellers have the best of both worlds” and “HDB resale market to stabilise with more clarity on older flats” (Sunday Times, Sep 9). My friends said “aiyah, the 2 titles are so obvious – propaganda lah! Heh, are our media paid as much as our Ministers?” I understand that our... 

Some suggestions for mitigating what is arguably, the mother of Singaporeans’ problems – their HDB flat which may start declining in value after 40 years to zero at end of the typical 99-year lease: … remove the restrictions on the use of CPF and housing loans on older flats, introduced a few years ago This may allow market...