SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has warned about a scam involving a letter sent to private homeowners requesting that their tenants register for tenancy. The letter impersonating URA requires private homeowners to transfer a “validation fee” to a bank account in order to “register their tenants”, URA said in an advisory on Thursday (Dec … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is re-evaluating its position over a Chinatown shophouse mural depicting a young samsui woman smoking due to recent public feedback, after earlier handing the landlord a deadline to erase the cigarette from the artwork. In response to CNA’s queries on Saturday (Jun 22), URA said that all proposals for murals … Read more
Two other hosts also removed their listings after CNA questioned them. When CNA probed a host named Hayley after she invited this reporter to book her unit at Mayfair Modern condominium for three nights, she said she “actually didn’t know” it was illegal to offer such short stays in Singapore. Hayley later took down her … Read more
INVESTIGATIONS All residential properties in Singapore – condominiums, walk-up apartments, flats, bungalows, or terrace houses – are intended for long-term residence. URA investigated 156 cases of suspected unauthorised short-term accommodation in private residential properties in 2023. There were 160 and 117 cases in 2022 and 2021 respectively. The minimum stay duration of three consecutive months … Read more
SINGAPORE: Some HarbourFront Centre tenants are uncertain about their future in the building, with proposals for an interim ferry terminal and possible changes in Singapore’s cruise infrastructure. An interim terminal would pave the way for a possible revamp of the 46-year-old HarbourFront Centre, which houses Singapore Cruise Centre, one of two cruise terminals in Singapore. … Read more
SINGAPORE: A news report announcing the merger of Singapore’s two cruise centres is wide of the mark, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The joint clarification, sent to the media on Monday (May 13) night, was in response to a Straits Times article published earlier in the day titled “S’pore’s … Read more
SINGAPORE: Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has been given the go-ahead by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to build a fourth tower with 587 hotel rooms. The integrated resort received approval to develop the tower on a plot bordered by Bayfront Avenue, Sheares Avenue and Sheares Link, according to URA data released last Friday (Jan 26) … Read more
SINGAPORE: New private home sales typically see a lull at the end of the year, however, sales in December sank to a near-15-year low. Sales of new private homes last month fell 82.8 per cent from November, with developers selling just 135 units, data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday (Jan 15) … Read more
They pointed out how the results will affect ongoing and future solutions. NParks, for example, singled out the data on wind speeds, which are set to increase by up to 20 per cent by the end of the century, and its effect on trees. “You see the trees in your parks, in your gardens … … Read more
“CRAZY EXPENSIVE” “Building a new facility in the current climate is crazy expensive now,” Mr Mulani said. “It is also painful for us to only be able to cater to a small percentage of our current customers. This creates customer service issues.” He added that the new sports facility will have to “blend into the … Read more
