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More foreigners may rent instead of buy property in Singapore after doubling of additional buyer’s stamp duty

While the doubling of additional buyer’s stamp duty (ABSD) to 60 per cent for foreigners may deter some investors from purchasing Singapore properties, it may not turn away those who

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Singapore doubles property tax on foreigners to 60pc

Singapore is raising property taxes to cool its red-hot housing market, amid mounting concern that an influx of wealth into the city-state is hurting affordability for locals and its competitiveness

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Food prices fall on world markets but not on kitchen tables

A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis — a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread – to save on cooking oil. Cash-strapped Pakistanis reluctantly go

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Eight taken to hospital after accident involving bus and car in Hougang

Eight people, aged 33 to 85, were taken to hospital after an accident involving a car and a bus in Hougang on Tuesday. The police said they were alerted to

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43 food operators in S’pore warned after food agency caught staff not wearing mask or spit guard

More than 40 food operators have been issued a written warning after their staff were found not wearing a mask or a spit guard while preparing food. The Singapore Food

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Earthquake death toll in Turkey reaches almost 51,000

More than 50,000 people are listed as dead as a result of earthquakes in Turkey on February 6, the country’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday. “The death toll

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Singapore Muslim community to celebrate Hari Raya Puasa on Apr 22: Mufti

Muslims in Singapore will celebrate Hari Raya Puasa on Saturday (Apr 22) with Ramadan this year lasting for 30 days, the Mufti of Singapore said on Thursday. According to astronomical

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US arrests two over Chinese ‘police station’ in New York

US authorities arrested two men Monday for allegedly setting up a Chinese “police station” in New York and charged dozens of Chinese security officials over a campaign to monitor and

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Explosion at Japan port during PM Kishida visit, no injuries

A loud explosion occurred at a western Japanese port on Saturday during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit, but there were no injuries, Japan’s NHK television reported. Kishida was unharmed and

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Western special forces inside Ukraine, leak shows

The UK is among a number of countries with military special forces operating inside Ukraine, according to one of dozens of documents leaked online. It confirms what has been the

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