BTO balloting time to be reduced; BTO projects to be released earlier
Potential home buyers will soon be able to get more information about the built-to-order (BTO) projects six months in advance, instead of three so that they can plan their purchases. The Housing Development Board (HDB) will also shorten the waiting time for applicants to receive their ballot results, from six weeks to three. Minister of […]
Singapore to ban partially hydrogenated oils
Partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), a major source of artificial trans-fat, will be banned by the Ministry of Health (MOH), Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Amrin Amin said in Parliament on 6 Mar. Agreeing on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) stand in the removal of artificial trans-fat from food supplies, Mr. Amrin also warned about the […]