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The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is committed to ensuring that the rent payable by operators of its rental coffeeshops remains stable, said Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann. There are 776 coffee shops in HDB estates - 374 are owned by HDB and rented to operators while 402 are sold. Reply

Here are the key takeaways from the Parliament session on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A group of regional Indonesian leaders will be in Singapore for a fellowship meeting that aims to deepen ties through the sharing of insights and exchange of best practices.

The Online Citizen Asia Desmond Lee files Ministerial Motion to affirm commitment on affordable public housing in Singapore Politics

SINGAPORE – Drastically lowering prices of Build-to-Order (BTO) flats, to the extent of disregarding land costs, would only end up hurting all Singaporeans instead of helping them, said Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann. As state land forms part of the nation's reserves, not paying back the fair market value of the land would, in effect, run...

They will witness the signing of agreements on airspace management, extradition and defence. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

BINTAN (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and a Singapore delegation arrived in Bintan on Tuesday morning (Jan 25) for the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders' Retreat, hosted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): When Dr Kanwaljit Soin found that Singapore did not have an organisation focusing on improving the social and legal status of women, she started the Association of Women for Action and Research.

More than 30 of them were recognised at SingPost's annual iftar session, held virtually on April 16.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times Malaysian postmen in Singapore staying positive despite being unable to travel home Singapore Post postmen (from left) Muhd Aizuddin Musa, 28, Azrizal Abd Malik, 33, and Khairul Faris Abdul Wahab, 29, are among the many Malaysian Muslim staff who chose to stay in Singapore for their jobs after Covid-19 travel restrictions were imposed early last year.ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR https://str.sg/JyL9 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: O...