Queen Margaret University starts classes in Singapore
It is the latest addition to the global schoolhouse initiative THIS morning was a landmark occasion for Scotland’s renowned Queen Margaret University (QMU), as students began classes for the first time at its Asia campus in Singapore – the first full-fledged overseas site by a British institution to open in Singapore. Landmark: QMU’s Asia campus … Read more
New $38m campus for UK’s first offshore university
THE United Kingdom’s first offshore campus in Singapore has moved into its new $38-million premises. The Queen Margaret University (QMU) Asia Campus has been operating at its Balestier site since May 2. The enhanced facilities of the new, self-contained campus at Ah Hood Road will help the university to “widen and deepen” its undergraduate and … Read more
Bogus contractors make their rounds at Woodlands Drive
Bogus contractors are apparently making their rounds at Woodlands Drive. Residents said contractors claiming to be from the town council and the Housing and Development Board (HDB) have been knocking on their doors. The contractors showed some form of identification document to justify their claims before recommending that residents change their door locks. They cited … Read more
Middle East investors ‘looking to S-E Asia’
MIDDLE Eastern investors are increasingly looking to Singapore and other South-east Asian nations for deals as financial ties grow between the two regions. So says Standard Chartered (Stanchart) Bank’s group head for origination and client coverage, Mr V. Shankar. Stanchart is well-positioned to become a leading player in this area. In the past year, it … Read more
Asean nations agree to set up S$109b crisis fund
FINANCE ministers of 13 Asian nations agreed here on Sunday to set up a foreign exchange pool of at least US$80 billion (S$109 billion) to be used in the event of another regional financial crisis. China, Japan and South Korea will provide 80 per cent of the funds, with the rest coming from the 10 … Read more
Worst of Wall Street crisis over, says Buffett
Credit crunch has eased for bankers but Berkshire chief sees more pain for people with individual mortgages MR WARREN Buffett, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Berkshire Hathaway, said the global credit crunch has eased for bankers, and the Federal Reserve probably averted more failures by helping to rescue Bear Stearns. ‘The worst of the … Read more
Small firms bought bulk of en bloc sale sites
A REPORT by a major bank has flagged potential financing concerns for small property developers that swooped in on the collective sale boom in the second half of last year. BNP Paribas said that given the current turmoil in the financial market, some of these small operators might face financing problems as they move to … Read more
Former Christian college born again as arts complex
THE winds of change have breathed new life into the old premises of the Trinity Theological College in Mount Sophia, which will reopen this month as a creative arts complex. The site, designated a national monument in 2001, has been vacant since the college moved out that year. At that time, the Government had acquired … Read more
En bloc uproar at Bayshore Park, Mandarin Gardens
Sales committees rein in estate councils, irking owners who want to upkeep homes THE market for en bloc sales may have gone dead quiet, but the issue is still raising a ruckus at two of Singapore’s most iconic condominium developments in the East. Sales committees pushing for the collective sales of Mandarin Gardens and Bayshore … Read more
En-bloc system needs relook, as Bayshore shows
IF THE Government still thinks the current laws under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act and the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Amendment) are sufficient to regulate the issues of collective property sales, this tale of two condos may provide food for thought, especially as the Government has invited feedback on these laws. On April … Read more
