RECLAIMED land in Singapore will soon be made available to industrial companies much more quickly and cheaply.

JUST months after food prices began retreating from record highs, the tab on some products is rising again, sparked in large part by the weakening Singapore dollar.

SINGAPORE'S five Community Development Councils (CDCs) are coming together to work out a separate recession relief package to help residents ride out the economic downturn.

Acting as an extra safety net, it will complement existing national schemes such as the ComCare Fund and the Kindergarten Financial Assistance Scheme, and others to be unveiled in next year's Budget.