News about Singapore

KELANA JAYA (April 29): The 8th International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC 2016) will be held on Sept 8 with the theme “City Spaces, Public Places”.

IN THE near future, you can truly multitask with just a smartphone application: Brush your teeth, check your calendar and email, and watch the news in the bathroom via the monitor screen-cum-mirror.

ON April 1, URA released its flash estimate of the private residential price index for 1Q2016.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Nippon Paint Malaysia Group showcased its second “Trend Beyond Colours”, which features nine key colour palettes, that are forecasted to drive utilisation across various industries and applications in 2016 and 2017.

SINGAPORE (April 18): Jennifer Chang, chief operating officer of property developer Top Global, describes the Singapore property scene as being at a “standstill” amid weak demand and a supply glut in the market.

IT IS DÉCOR that turns one’s house into a home, be it ever so humble, with a touch of chic and elegance.

A DECADE ago, penthouses were fashioned as bungalows in the sky.

CRADLED by windswept coastlines, Spain has long drawn attention for its cultural heritage and art.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): Mah Sing Group Bhd sees the worst to be over for the Malaysian property market as various market indicators appear to have bottomed out with residential property transactions seen to be contracting at a slower pace, while growth in house prices moderates.

PETALING JAYA (April 11): Singaporean hotel and serviced residences operator Far East Hospitality (FEH) is upbeat about Malaysia’s tourism industry and is poised to take advantage of an anticipated growth in international tourist arrivals to the country, said CEO Arthur Kiong.