For HDB flats, the minimum short-stay duration is 6 months, in order to prevent a high turnover of people coming and going in a neighbourhood.
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Singapore: Here’s all the National Heritage Board programmes you can attend in July and August
The Founders’ Memorial at Bay East Garden will be a space for Singaporeans to come together and reflect on their journey as a nation. So don’t miss this sneak peek into the experiences that await you when the Memorial opens in 2028!
Singapore: 1.5 million adults to receive up to SGD 850 in cash, govt to disburse SGD 1.4 billion in GST Voucher in August
The 2024 GSTV disbursement will amount to a total of SGD 1.4 billion in GSTV – Cash and GSTV – MediSave, which is around SGD 200 million more than last year.
National Museum of Singapore’s latest showcase, Play:Date, centred on toys and play
Play:Date – Unlocking Cabinets of Play is a free showcase and will run until 5 January 2025. Separate fees apply for the digital gamified experiences within the showcase.
Singapore prepared to recognise State of Palestine, but also wants right to exist for Israel, says FM Vivian Balakrishnan
The minister emphasised that a two-state formation ensuring peace for both parties was “the only viable path for achieving a comprehensive, just, and durable solution to this [Israel-Palestine] conflict”.
43 arrested as Singapore-Malaysia joint police ops bust illegal betting racket
During the operation, the Singapore Police Force issued prohibition of disposal orders for seven properties with an estimated value of more than SGD10.7 million.
Grandmasters Ding Liren, Gukesh to head to Singapore for World Chess Championship
Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren and his Indian counterpart Dommaraju Gukesh will lock horns in Singapore for the coveted World Chess Championship. The city-state won the rights to host the important game, beating Indian cities Chennai and national capital New Delhi, on July 1. The World Chess Championship game will take place between November 20 and […]
Singapore: Court allows Indian-origin woman charged for holding pro-Palestine protest to visit grandparents in India
A court in Singapore on Monday allowed an Indian-origin Singaporean woman, who was charged with organising a pro-Palestine procession without a permit, to leave the country to visit her grandparents in southern India’s Kerala. Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 35, had organised the procession in February with two others to show support for the Palestinian cause without […]
#HormatSAF: Singapore celebrates SAF Day, and 40 years of Total Defence
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong participated in SAF Day celebrations on July 1.
Singapore’s new rule to prevent misuse of casinos for terrorism financing is on par with FATF
Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) said on July 1 that adjustments have been made to prevent the misuse of casinos for terror financing in Singapore. As per the new rules, the gambling facilities will have to conduct due diligence checks when receiving cash deposits of SGD 4,000 or more. This threshold was previously set to SGD […]
