Ministry of National Development

All town councils get top ratings for governance except AMK, in last MND review before GE2025

All town councils, except Ang Mo Kio town council, received a green rating for their corporate governance in the latest town council management report.

Singapore and Malaysia reaffirm commitment to setting effective frameworks for JS-SEZ

sfsez25 - The Malaysia–Singapore Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia
(JMCIM) held its 17th meeting on 25 November 2025 in Kuala Lumpur.

credit to MND

Regulatory changes in S'pore to simplify show-flat site sourcing for developers

The Urban Redevelopment Authority and Singapore Land Authority have pre-identified a list of vacant state land sites for show-flat use.

No more ‘unlimited liability’ for consultants in govt construction contracts from Dec 1

On Sept 25, the Singapore Institute of Architects flagged “unfair clauses” in a Singapore University of Social Sciences tender for its Rochor campus.

Govt to improve how neighbour disputes are handled, but no framework can address all cases: Murali

Sixteen MPs had asked questions relating to neighbour disputes in Parliament on Oct 14.

Financial and insurance sector to leverage role-specific AI tools in new programme

Generic photo of a man using the DBS ATM at Bugis Junction on Oct 2, 2025.

Can use for stories on DBS, UOB, OCBC, finance business, bank, economy, convenience, Cash Machines (ATMs), deposit, credit , digital,

BTO income ceiling can be raised, singles eligibility age lowered, when ‘right conditions’ in place

The current BTO income ceiling, which as last revised in 2019, is $14,000 for couples and families.

Vers should not create ‘lottery effect’ or be a wealth-generating programme: Chee Hong Tat

ST20250923_202596400993 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of HDB housing in Toa Payoh on Sep 23, 2025, for the Parliament debate on lease decay for ageing HDB flats. The Government will focus its efforts on the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (Vers), with the aim of rolling it out to a few sites in the first half of the 2030s. Vers will let home owners of selected precincts that are aged about 70 and up choose if they want their homes to be acquired by the Government for redevelopment before their leases run out.

Affordable public housing, Singapore’s climate change plan among ministries’ priorities

ST20250818_202598600531/pixgenerics/Brian Teo/Generic of HDB flats in Telok Blangah and Bukit Merah on Aug 17, 2025. Can be used for stories on HDB, resale housing, housing market, property prices, property cooling measures, electricity tariff rates, power usage, utilities, u-save rebates. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Forum: Several pilot initiatives to support persons with disabilities to live independently

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