The Singapore government will be reducing the supply of private residential units due to falling demand. In a press statement, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said that there is a large supply of around 44,000 private housing units in the pipeline. There are also around 24,000 existing private housing units that remain vacant. The demand […]
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P. Govindasamy Pillai among honoured in Singapore Bicentennial currency notes
P Govindasamy Pillai, popularly known in Singapore as PGP, was among the eight pioneers honoured through the new SGD20 currency notes launched by President Halimah Yacob on Wednesday, June 5.
First decisive step taken to tackle Indian education woes
The rise in nationalism globally has meant more foreign governments are tightening the immigrant visa process adding to the ongoing struggles of every Non-Resident Indian (NRI) looking to establish themselves in a foreign land. It also raises the question why this highly productive community is subj
Lots to learn from draft Indian education policy
India’s draft National Education Policy 2019 is in the news for the wrong reasons. Political parties from the Southern part of India were outraged because one small part of the roughly 479-page extensive report, that otherwise calls for a much-needed overhaul of the country’s education system, a
Culinary King Jiggs Kalra Passes Away
Celebrated chef, food columnist, author and restaurateur Jaspal Inder Singh Kalra, popularly known as Jiggs Kalra, passed away early morning on Tuesday in New Delhi. He was 72. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@chefrathoreiihm Announcing his father’s demise, the chef's restaurateur son Zorawar Kalra said, “I have lost my beloved father but Indian cuisine has lost one of […]
Indian billionaire gets UAE’s first Golden Card
Indian businessman Yusuff Ali, Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group, received the first residency “Golden Card” in Abu Dhabi from Brig Saeed Al Shamsi, executive director of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs.
SMU prof gets grant to study religious diversity
Assistant Professor of Singapore Management University (SMU) Orlando Woods has been awarded a grant to study and understand new types of socio-cultural diversity of the city-state. The co-principal investigator on the grant is SMU president Professor Lily Kong.
Singapore cracks down on plastic straws
To curtail high plastic usage in Singapore, more than 270 food and beverage (F&B) outlets will phase out plastic straws by July 1.
OCBC launches scholarship for AI Masters
The first of its kind offered by any Singapore company, the scholarship will be open to applicants of NUS and NTU’s full-time master’s programme in Artificial Intelligence.
UK Police identify body as missing Indian origin doctor
The Avon and Somerset police in the United Kingdom confirmed the death of Indian-origin doctor Uma Kulkarni, who was reported missing early in April in Herefordshire.
