from the ground Up

by Jessica Cheam, The Straits Times, June 30 2009
Units in mass- and higher-market projects snapped up
STRONG sales in the property market continued over the weekend as mass- and upper-mid- market launches drew crowds of buyers.
Within three days of its preview launch last Friday, the 68-unit Residences @ Killiney project sold 39 of 60 released units [...]

by Jessica Cheam, The Straits Times, June 27 2009
SINGAPORE’S growing expertise in green technology makes it a choice partner for Russia as it develops its own sustainable energy sector, Russian representatives said here yesterday.
Mr Sergey Obrezanov, director and chief executive of the Russian Business Incubator (RBI), told an energy conference that the country is looking [...]

by Jessica Cheam, The Straits Times, June 8 2009
A job in corporate social responsibility offers job satisfaction, good wages
GOOD news for those searching for meaningful work: You do not necessarily need to chuck your job, suffer a paycut and volunteer in a Third World country to search for self-fulfilment.
You could still do that, of course, [...]

by Jessica Cheam, The Straits Times, June 8 2009
Tiong Bahru residents worry that Hotel 81’s presence might give area a sleazy image
AN ALMOST completed, nondescript building in one corner of Singapore’s bustling Tiong Bahru estate is raising eyebrows within the community.
Several residents are concerned about the latest addition to their estate – a new hotel [...]

by Jessica Cheam, The Straits Times, June 3 2009
MORE green shoots have emerged in the economy, this time in the form of energy demand last month, which increased from April’s level of use.
Last month’s demand for electricity reached 4,697 megawatts (MW), up 3.6 per cent from April – a reversal of demand decline since September [...]

by Jessica Cheam, The Straits Times, June 2 2009
SOME landlords in the heritage-rich Tiong Bahru estate are cashing in on the demand for cheap housing by converting conserved pre-war flats into dormitory-style housing for foreign workers.
Residents are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact on their estate and have complained of noise, littering and overcrowding.
A Straits [...]