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Urbanisation and urban planning

Illegal parking, traffic congestion among residents’ concerns over plan to gazette 38 Oxley Road

The site of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s home at 38 Oxley Road has been earmarked to become a national monument.
The site of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s home at 38 Oxley Road has been earmarked to become a national monument.

Backyard cafes in JB give their owners hope to extend land lease, preserve kampung heritage

Ruma Tengah is an alfresco cafe set up at the front porch of a 70-year-old house in Kampung Melayu Majidee.
Ruma Tengah is an alfresco cafe set up at the front porch of a 70-year-old house in Kampung Melayu Majidee.

Jakarta faces grave problem in accommodating the dead

At least 69 of the capital’s 80 public cemeteries, or a whopping 86.25 per cent, are full, while some of the remaining 11 cemeteries are at over 80 per cent capacity.
At least 69 of the capital’s 80 public cemeteries, or a whopping 86.25 per cent, are full, while some of the remaining 11 cemeteries are at over 80 per cent capacity.

Yishun to get hundreds of new homes near MRT station, including on former bus interchange site

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Housing sites in and around former Yishun Bus Interchange, seen from 203 Yishun Street 21, on Oct 24, 2025. 

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
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Housing sites in and around former Yishun Bus Interchange, seen from 203 Yishun Street 21, on Oct 24, 2025. 

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

Tackling city chaos: Bengaluru’s experiment on governance could be model for other Indian cities

An office-goer walks along a road near the Manyata Tech Park in Bengaluru on September 22, 2025. PHOTO: AFP
An office-goer walks along a road near the Manyata Tech Park in Bengaluru on September 22, 2025. PHOTO: AFP

Forum: Do free off-peak rides signal gaps in urban planning?

HK’s record-breaking typhoon season spurs warnings to invest in more climate-ready measures

A woman holding on to a lamp post in Hong Kong as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits the city on Sept 24.
A woman holding on to a lamp post in Hong Kong as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits the city on Sept 24.

Protest in the ‘Beverly Hills of Malaysia’ sparks anti-elitist backlash

mmbukit - Former Malaysian Cabinet minister Khairy Jamaluddin (fourth from left) and ex-chief of CIMB financial group Nazir Razak (fifth from left) on Oct 4, 2025, 
 during a protest against the redevelopment of the Wisma Damansara office building into two skyscrapers, in Kuala Lumpur's elite neighbourhood of Bukit Damansara. 

Credit: THE STAR
mmbukit - Former Malaysian Cabinet minister Khairy Jamaluddin (fourth from left) and ex-chief of CIMB financial group Nazir Razak (fifth from left) on Oct 4, 2025, 
 during a protest against the redevelopment of the Wisma Damansara office building into two skyscrapers, in Kuala Lumpur's elite neighbourhood of Bukit Damansara. 

Credit: THE STAR

In Good Company

Brompton wants you to ride for yourself, and planet Earth

Chief executive Will Butler-Adams said the true measure of Brompton’s success, is not its EBITDA but whether it has contributed to urban freedom, and helped change how people live in cities.
Chief executive Will Butler-Adams said the true measure of Brompton’s success, is not its EBITDA but whether it has contributed to urban freedom, and helped change how people live in cities.

Thousands in KL march against Urban Renewal Act, invoking parallels to ‘stolen’ Palestinian land

Protesters drew parallels between what they say is a law that allows forced land grabs in Malaysia and the situation that Palestinians face.
Protesters drew parallels between what they say is a law that allows forced land grabs in Malaysia and the situation that Palestinians face.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.