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CNA
3 days ago
- Climate
- CNA
2 workers rescued after being trapped on gondola over 20 storeys high outside Raffles City Tower
Two workers have been rescued after being stranded on a gondola more than 20 storeys high outside Raffles City Tower. The building's management says the workers were trapped for more than an hour after "the weather suddenly changed". They were carrying out routine re-sealant work on the building's exterior. Eugene Chow reports.
CNA
4 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Orchid farms say buyers have halved since 2020, hope national events spur interest
Plant nurseries say local buyers of orchids have fallen by up to 50 per cent compared to five years ago. And they are counting on national events to boost the profile of the flower, which has long been associated with Singapore. The nation marks its 60th birthday this year, as well as the 10th anniversary of the inscription of the Singapore Botanic Gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Eugene Chow with more, Sabrina Ng with reporting.
CNA
16-07-2025
- Automotive
- CNA
ComfortDelGro training bus drivers to operate autonomous vehicles
Bus drivers in Singapore are being trained to take on new safety roles on autonomous vehicles, as more driverless vehicles are expected to hit the roads. ComfortDelGro is putting its first batch of 11 drivers through a programme to learn to monitor and control AVs. This, as the government recently announced plans to roll out public AV buses in Punggol by end-2025. Eugene Chow reports.
CNA
01-07-2025
- Business
- CNA
HDB resale prices up 0.9% in Q2, lowest quarter-on-quarter growth since 2020
Analysts said property buyers can expect resale public housing flats in Singapore to be priced more attractively. This follows the lowest quarter-on-quarter growth for resale flat prices since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Resale flat prices slowed for the third straight quarter to jump 0.9% in Q2 2025. About 5,500 Build-to-Order flats will be launched this month, together with 3,000 Sale of Balance Flats. This supply, coupled with global economic uncertainties, is likely to keep resale market prices from surging in the coming months. Eugene Chow reports.
CNA
14-06-2025
- Business
- CNA
Efforts to modernise Pulau Ubin underway as island's shop owners mull total closure
The Singapore government is looking at ways to make Pulau Ubin more modern and accessible, after footfall and business for shops on the island plunged by as much as 50 per cent over the past year. Some shop owners there say things have become so bad that they may only have a couple of years left in the tank. Eugene Chow with this report.
