For Sale Singapore Landed House - District 11 ,30-12-2007

For Sale Singapore Landed House - District 11 ,30-12-2007

Bungalow (B), Semi Detached (SD), Inter Terrace (IT) , Corner Terrace (CT) Price $K=In Thousand

Price are subject to changes , please call (+65) 91002985 for lastest update

Type — B
District — 11
Street — BARKER RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 8000
Land — 6700
stroey — 3
Room — 9
Psf — 1336
PRICE $ — 8950000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — BARKER RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 10+
Area — 3500
Land — 6200
stroey — 2
Room — 5
Psf — 1419
PRICE $ — 8800000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — CAMBORNE RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 6000
Land — 5000
stroey — 2
Room — 5
Psf — 2000
PRICE $ — 10000000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — CHEE HOON AVE, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 20+
Area — 0
Land — 15300
stroey — 1
Room — 4
Psf — 0
PRICE $ — 0
Type — B
District — 11
Street — JLN TEMPUA, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 5000
Land — 6000
stroey — 2.5
Room — 6
Psf — 1250
PRICE $ — 7500000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — JLN TEMPUA, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 9500
Land — 9600
stroey — 2
Room — 6
Psf — 1094
PRICE $ — 10500000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — LORNIE RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 06+
Area — 8000
Land — 19100
stroey — 2.5
Room — 7
Psf — 1000
PRICE $ — 19100000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — MERRYN RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 0
Land — 5000
stroey — 2
Room — 5
Psf — 1200
PRICE $ — 6000000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — MERRYN RD, NO
Tenure — FH
Age — 03+
Area — 4200
Land — 5500
stroey — 2.5
Room — 5
Psf — 1000
PRICE $ — 5500000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — MERRYN RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 06+
Area — 4200
Land — 4328
stroey — 3
Room — 5
Psf –
PRICE $ –
Type — B
District — 11
Street — OLIVE RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 8500
Land — 15000
stroey — 2
Room — 0
Psf — 1000
PRICE $ — 15000000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — SHELFORD RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 15
Area — 4800
Land — 8500
stroey — 2
Room — 5
Psf — 1000
PRICE $ — 8500000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — TREVOSE CRES, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 7000
Land — 4900
stroey — 4
Room — 5
Psf — 1367
PRICE $ — 6700000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — TREVOSE CRES, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 6500
Land — 5000
stroey — 4
Room — 5
Psf — 1656
PRICE $ — 8280000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — TUDOR CL, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 05+
Area — 4700
Land — 5500
stroey — 2.5
Room — 4
Psf — 0
PRICE $ — 0
Type — B
District — 11
Street — WATTEN EST RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 05+
Area — 4800
Land — 4300
stroey — 3
Room — 7
Psf — 1047
PRICE $ — 4500000
Type — B
District — 11
Street — WATTEN RISE, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 6000
Land — 4000
stroey — 3.5
Room — 6
Psf — 1500
PRICE $ — 6000000
Type — IT
District — 11
Street — JLN ADAT, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 2400
Land — 1840
stroey — 2
Room — 3
Psf — 935
PRICE $ — 1720000
Type — IT
District — 11
Street — JLN ADAT, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 2300
Land — 1800
stroey — 2
Room — 3
Psf — 889
PRICE $ — 1600000
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — HARLYN RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 10+
Area — 3300
Land — 3800
stroey — 2.5
Room — 5
Psf — 1184
PRICE $ — 4500000
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — HILLCREST RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 3200
Land — 3500
stroey — 2
Room — 3
Psf — 1100
PRICE $ — 3850000
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — JLN SEJARAH, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 0
Land — 0
stroey — 0
Room — 4
Psf — null
PRICE $ — 2800000
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — LORNIE RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 4000
Land — 4600
stroey — 2
Room — 4
Psf — 902
PRICE $ — 4150000
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — MT ROSIE RD
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 4700
Land — 0
stroey — 3
Room — 4
Psf — null
PRICE $ — 4350000
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — MT ROSIE RD
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 4671
Land — 0
stroey — 4
Room — 4
Psf — null
PRICE $ — 4000000
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — SHELFORD RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 29
Area — 6513
Land — 8367
stroey — 2
Room — 4
Psf — 1195
PRICE $ — 10000000
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — UNIVERSITY RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 14+
Area — 2700
Land — 3764
stroey — 2
Room — 4
Psf — 0
PRICE $ — 0
Type — SD
District — 11
Street — WATTEN EST RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 0
Land — 4611
stroey — 3
Room — 6
Psf — 0
PRICE $ — 0
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For Sale Singapore Landed House - District 21 ,30-12-2007

For Sale Singapore Landed House - District 21 , 30-12-2007

Bungalow (B), Semi Detached (SD), Inter Terrace (IT) , Corner Terrace (CT) Price $K=In Thousand

Price are subject to changes , please call (+65) 91002985 for lastest update

Type — B
District — 21
Street — BINJAI PK, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 10+
Area — 5000
Land — 15500
stroey — 1
Room — 4
Psf — 0
PRICE $ — 0
Type — B
District — 21
Street — ENG KONG RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 10+
Area — 5200
Land — 7300
stroey — 2.5
Room — 5
Psf — 616
PRICE $ — 4500000
Type — B
District — 21
Street — HUA GUAN AVE, NO.
Tenure — 999
Age –
Area — 5200
Land — 4715
stroey — 2.5
Room — 5
Psf — 1230
PRICE $ — 5800000
Type — B
District — 21
Street — HUA GUAN AVE, NO.
Tenure — 999
Age –
Area — 4500
Land — 8177
stroey — 1
Room — 5
Psf — 783
PRICE $ — 6400000
Type — B
District — 21
Street — SIAN TUAN AVE, NO.
Tenure — 999
Age — BN
Area — 5317
Land — 4924
stroey — 3
Room — 7
Psf — 1178
PRICE $ — 5800000
Type — B
District — 21
Street — SUNSET WAY, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 20+
Area — 2000
Land — 3900
stroey — 2
Room — 4
Psf — 744
PRICE $ — 2900000
Type — CT
District — 21
Street — CHUN TIN RD, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 0
Land — 4330
stroey — 2
Room — 3
Psf — 665
PRICE $ — 2880000
Type — IT
District — 21
Street — ENG KONG DR, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 10
Area — 3200
Land — 1905
stroey — 3
Room — 4
Psf — 840
PRICE $ — 1600000
Type — IT
District — 21
Street — WAJEK WLK, NO.
Tenure — 999
Age — 10
Area — 2500
Land — 2400
stroey — 2
Room — 3
Psf — 875
PRICE $ — 2100000
Type — IT
District — 21
Street — YUK TONG AVE, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 40
Area — 1200
Land — 1700
stroey — 1
Room — 4
Psf — 700
PRICE $ — 1190000
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — BEE SAN AVE, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 30+
Area — 2200
Land — 3358
stroey — 2
Room — 3
Psf — 0
PRICE $ — 0
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — ENG KONG GDN, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 30+
Area — 0
Land — 3700
stroey — 2
Room — 3
Psf –
PRICE $ –
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — GREENBANK PK, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 4000
Land — 3000
stroey — 3
Room — 5
Psf — 900
PRICE $ — 2700000
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — HUA GUAN AVE, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — 15+
Area — 0
Land — 3343
stroey — 2
Room — 4
Psf — 1047
PRICE $ — 3500000
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — JLN JAMBU AYER, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age — BN
Area — 3856
Land — 2937
stroey — 3
Room — 6
Psf — 1566
PRICE $ — 4600000
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — JLN JAMBU AYER, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 3500
Land — 3060
stroey — 2.5
Room — 4
Psf — 1307
PRICE $ — 4000000
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — JLN JAMBU MAWAR, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 2500
Land — 3000
stroey — 2
Room — 3
Psf — 1167
PRICE $ — 3500000
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — JLN SELANTING, NO.
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 2800
Land — 2800
stroey — 3
Room — 6
Psf — 0
PRICE $ — 0
Type — SD
District — 21
Street — LOR PISANG UDANG
Tenure — FH
Age –
Area — 0
Land — 3780
stroey — 2
Room — 3

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Will sale of Singapore house affect tenancy agreement?

Will sale of Singapore house affect tenancy agreement?
Q WE RENTED out our house in April last year. We signed a three-year tenancy agreement prepared by the tenant’s agent.

As the property’s price has gone up a bit, we wish to sell this house. A potential buyer is willing to offer a price but does not wish to take over the existing tenancy agreement as he intends to live there.

After going through the tenancy agreement, I realise that something is amiss.

In the terms and conditions under ‘option to renew’, it states that the tenant is entitled to a three- year renewal on the same terms and conditions if the tenant makes a written request not less than three months before the expiration of the tenancy and if there is at the time no ‘existing breach or non-observance of any of the agreements and stipulations on the part of the tenant herein contained’ and ‘as long as the landlord remains unchanged’.

In another part of the terms and conditions, it says that ‘in the event that the landlord decides to sell the premises, the landlord or his agent will be permitted to arrange viewing of the premises at a reasonable time of the day by prior appointment giving one day’s notice. The landlord will have to sell with tenancy to the new purchaser’.

1. Can we break the lease? What is the penalty?

2. If the buyer takes over the tenant, does he have to sign a fresh tenancy agreement? What if he does not agree with the rental or terms and conditions?

A FIRST, the current period of the lease. You cannot break the lease unless there is a breach of any of the covenants. These covenants are usually spelt out in the Tenancy Agreement.

The most common covenant would be the duty for the tenant to pay rent. If he does not pay the rent on time or at all, it is a breach of the covenant which may entitle you to terminate the tenancy agreement. You will need to look closely at the provisions on whether you need to give notice to the tenant and to allow him a grace period to remedy the breach.

Second, the contractual obligation to renew the lease for a further three years at the same price provided (1) the tenant wishes to renew the lease and (2) he was not in breach of any of the covenants (that is, non-payment of rent) at the time he asks to renew the lease.

Insofar as this clause is concerned, it is a contractual term which you have agreed to and on which you cannot now renege.

A breach of the tenancy agreement is a breach of the contract. The loss payable to the tenant would be that which would put him in a position as if the tenancy had never been terminated.

This means that he is entitled to claim from you the additional rent he has to pay in order to get accommodation of the same or similar size and location. In other words, you would be liable to pay him for additional rent incurred for three years plus the remaining period of the current term.

To answer your second query, when a purchaser buys a property with tenancy, it means that he is agreeing to take over as the landlord from the last owner.

In other words, the tenancy will continue but merely with a new landlord. The terms cannot be changed.

In this case, a buyer needs to agree not only to buy the property, but also to the tenancy on the same terms as the current ones.

The clauses in this case are not usual and are not in the interests of the landlord.

Most tenancy agreements tend to be in the landlord’s favour and would include for example, a clause to say that whenever the landlord sells the property, the tenancy is deemed to be at an end and that there will be no recourse to the landlord for any loss incurred.
Source : Straits Times - 30 Dec 2007

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Interest in Singapore property auctions picking up

Interest in Singapore property auctions picking up

Record 810 sales closed this year as transparency of process, immediacy of deals attracts buyers

By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent
A WIDER VARIETY OF HOMES WAS PUT UP FOR AUCTION THIS YEAR, including penthouses and high-end condominiums such as The Berth by the Cove, Marina Bay Residences and Paterson Residence. However, many failed to sell, with buyers discouraged by the price levels.

ONE of the more striking consequences of the booming real estate market has been the sharp increase in the amount of property - residential and commercial - going under the hammer.
Auctions, which used to be associated mainly with forced sales of repossessed properties, got the thumbs-up from owners this year.

A record 810 properties were auctioned this year - 210 more than last year - while the value of sales shot from $129.54 million to $264.7 million.

‘The rising market earlier this year actually encouraged more buyers to buy at auctions because it is a transparent process and a confirmed buy,’ said Ms Mok Sze Sze, the head of auctions at Jones Lang LaSalle.

While some buyers can be intimidated by auctions - where they face a room full of potential rivals - they can yield results.

Mr Teo Jing Kok, the Singapore Land Authority’s (SLA’s) deputy director of sales, said: ‘Unlike a tender, the auction process gives individuals who may not be familiar with the real estate market the time and opportunity to adjust their bids.
Properties put up for auction by owners?

‘In a tender, an amateur will have only one chance to get his bid correct and it favours those who are more experienced, for example, land developers.’

The SLA held a first-of-its-kind auction of six small residential plots aimed at individuals keen on developing their own landed homes. All six were sold at the auction last month.

The bulk of auction sales this year - 45 per cent - were in the residential sector and included good-class bungalows. Private retail units made up 21 per cent while HDB shops accounted for 17 per cent of the total.

Shophouses, while forming only 5 per cent of auction sales, reflect one of the most significant trends in real estate this year - soaring office rents.

Because rents have escalated due to tight supply, some firms have opted to buy shophouses via an auction in a bid to avoid paying exorbitant rates in prime areas, said Knight Frank’s executive director (auctions), Ms Mary Sai.

A wider variety of homes was put up for auction this year, including penthouses and high-end condominiums such as The Berth by the Cove, Marina Bay Residences and Paterson Residence. However, many failed to sell, with buyers discouraged by the price levels, said Ms Sai.

Auctions can yield bargains for canny bidders. A three-bedroom walk-up apartment in Joo Chiat Place went for $490,000 earlier this month - about $40,000 above the opening bid - but around $10,000 or more less than what such properties usually fetch, said Ms Sai.

But a 2,465 sq ft unit at Watten Estate Condominium sold for $2.4 million in an April auction, compared with the $1.73 million price tag for a similar-sized unit in the estate late last year.

There were a few bidders who were probably betting on the estate’s en-bloc potential and thus drove prices up, added Ms Sai.

Owners taking the auction plunge typically pay a charge of 1 per cent as well as the 7 per cent goods and services tax. There is also an administrative fee that can range from $500 to $1,000 to cover advertisements, printing of the property’s particulars, auction room rental and other costs.

A key benefit owners enjoy from auctions is that ‘they get their money straightaway and there is no need for any negotiation, even on sale terms’, said Ms Sai. But if the real estate sector is quiet, buyers might be thin on the ground and bids may struggle to rise above the reserve.

The cooler market over the past two months has seen few sales done at auctions but more are expected next year, especially from the mass market segment, consultants said.

Those keen to buy at auctions should arrange for a viewing beforehand and ensure they can slap down an upfront payment of 10 per cent of the sale price if their bid succeeds.

The first auction of the new year will be on Jan 10 when Knight Frank will auction off residential properties and a strip of land behind a row of houses in Balestier.

Colliers International will hold one on Jan 16, followed by DTZ on Jan 17 and Jones Lang LaSalle on Jan 29.

Source : Straits Times - 30 Dec 2007

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How to be a great investor, not a hopeless gambler

How to be a great investor, not a hopeless gambler

By Gary Marks, AUTHOR
Q WHAT are some of the hidden investing pitfalls that most people never consider?

A Next to overconfidence, the most dangerous pitfall is greed - and thus the tendency to take too much risk.

Most investors fail to grasp the devastating impact of losses: Make 100 per cent and then lose 50 per cent, and you only break even. Lose 50 per cent and you must make 100 per cent just to recover.

Thus, the key to success lies in protecting your principal. Knowing when to cut losses is life in the real world. Knowing when to cash in profits, or abandon a faltering strategy, is of equal importance.

Most investors don’t realise they don’t have to be aggressive to win.

They should tell themselves, ‘I don’t have to spend every day worrying about a risky investment. I have a better life planned for myself than being held hostage to the movements of volatile investment. My cautious investments will serve me well enough.’

Instead, they hear tales of quick riches, or gambles that paid off for someone else, and they want to take a gamble too. But almost all gamblers end up losing to the house. Time is on the side of the casino.

Q Everyone loves to win. And winning can be addictive. How do you help people overcome the gambling mentality?

A Sometimes, the best thing that can happen to an investor is to lose money on his first investment. Then he learns to look for inherent dangers and he becomes a more astute investor far sooner than an early winner would.

Investing is about dealing well with failure, because failures occur constantly. What separates great investors from poor ones is how they respond to failure. Gamblers respond poorly to both success and failure.

When things go well, the gambler thinks: ‘Why quit now? I’m on a roll.’ When things go badly, he says: ‘I can’t quit now, not until I make back what I’ve lost.’

The great investor reasons: ‘If this goes against me down to point X, I’m out. If I win up to point Y, I’m going to book my winnings and move on to the next idea.’

He places his bets on a stock or sector, or an allocation model. That discipline helps him stay in the game.

Source : Straits Times - 30 Dec 2007

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13,969 new Singaporeans

13,969 new S’poreans

In the first 10 months of this year, a record 13,969 received their pink IC. SHULI SUDDERUDDIN meets three new citizens who now call Singapore home
HAPPY WITH HER LIFE NOW, Madam Perera is seen here chatting with her neighbour Sridevi Maddela, wjile carrying her neighbour’s daughter Pooja and holding onto her son Kevin.

Out of Sri Lanka in search of a haven here

A CHANCE of a better life away from war and graft drove Madam Melani Monika Perera to leave Sri Lanka and seek a haven in Singapore.
Madam Perera, 45, has found that haven and, in the process, has picked up one of her new homeland’s main obsessions - a love for food.

Since coming here, she has learnt how to cook Singapore dishes from her friends and neighbours.

In fact, she has become so adept in the kitchen she is preparing mutton curry and sambal prawns for a New Year feast with her neighbours.

Madam Perera, who was granted citizenship along with her husband in February, came here 10 years ago. She was looking for a job but found a husband - fellow Sri Lankan Peter Milroy - at the Novena church, which they both attend.

She feels S’porean
‘I haven’t returned to the Philippines since my parents passed away four years ago. I feel like a local.’
MS GEMMA GARCIA

They now have a son, seven-year-old Kevin Nacrath, and live in a three-room HDB flat in Whampoa.

Madam Perera, who is an estate agent, struggled with English at first but became fluent in it by chatting with her neighbours. Now she is the one who helps new arrivals fit in.

She said: ‘I came to Singapore because it is near Sri Lanka and has a similar climate. It is also peaceful, without war or corruption.’

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Veteran poet bags top Malay literary prize

POET Djamal Tukimin has finally won the Tun Seri Lanang award - the most prestigious in the Malay literary scene - after four unsuccessful nominations.
The award, which marks outstanding contributions to Malay literature, was presented by Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday.

An emotional Mr Djamal, 62, told reporters at the Malay Literary Award ceremony: ‘This is a great honour for me. I never expected to win it this time, not after losing so many times before.’

Mr Djamal, who has published six Malay titles since 1977, also received a cash prize of $5,000.

Twenty-two other awards were also given out by the Malay Language Council, which noted that many new writers submitted works.

However, most awards went to veteran writers.

But one young writer bucked the trend. Radio reporter Atiyyah Mohamed Said, 25, won an award for a short story she wrote ‘for fun’ about a girl who could not come to terms with her sister’s death.

Ms Atiyyah said: ‘I’ve always enjoyed writing but this is a major turning point. Now I know my work is getting some attention.’

Dr Balakrishnan said the Government will continue to support Malay literary work with grants for writers and literary societies.

The minister also encouraged Malay authors to extend their work beyond Singapore, citing the example of writer and architect Isa Kamari, whose works were translated into Chinese and showcased in China.

Source : Straits Times - 30 Dec 2007

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2,800 motorists buy HDB family season parking tickets

2,800 motorists buy HDB family season parking tickets

MR MOHD Shabirin Ariffin visits his parents at their Jurong East HDB flat almost every day.
The television channel promotions manager takes his two-year-old daughter Safia Nabila to play with her grandparents. On some nights, they even stay over.

Where he used to worry about preparing parking coupons for night-long stays, Mr Mohd Shabirin now uses a half-price season parking ticket.

The Housing Board introduced the family season parking ticket scheme on Oct 1 so that family members can visit one another without worrying about the cost of parking.

The scheme allows HDB residents to buy a second season parking ticket for family members at half price - $32.50.

For multi-storey carparks, the savings are even bigger with $90 parking tickets going for $45.

Since the scheme started, about 2,800 motorists have bought family season parking tickets.

Mr Mohd Shabirin, 30, even bought a half-price ticket for his parents to use when they visit him at his HDB flat in Bukit Panjang.

He said: ‘Previously, my parents didn’t display enough coupons and they would be summoned. A $20 summons each time isn’t worth it. If you have to keep thinking about parking fees, you don’t enjoy the visit.’

An HDB spokesman said about 85 per cent of the tickets sold so far were for parking at the carparks of parents’ and in-laws’ flats.

The rest were for parking at the homes of children, siblings, grandparents and other relatives.

Postgraduate student Johan Suen, 25, visits his cousins and uncles in Choa Chu Kang several times a month to play games and chat.

‘I’m considering buying it so that I can visit them for longer periods of time,’ he said. ‘Tearing coupons is such a hassle.’
Source : Straits Times - 30 Dec 2007

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More teachers to be trained for special-needs kids - Singapore

More teachers to be trained for special-needs kids  - Singapore

MORE secondary school teachers will be equipped to help students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia or autism.

The Education Ministry is revising its target so that by 2012, 20 per cent of mainstream secondary school teachers will have good knowledge of special needs education.

Its target is now 10 per cent of all primary and secondary school teachers.

Secondary schools are now the focus because students are generally taught by more teachers at that level, said Education and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

The minister was guest of honour at yesterday’s Dyslexia Association of Singapore Student Graduation and Special Achievement Awards.

More than 60 students from various schools received certificates and awards for having learnt to read and spell at a level appropriate for their age.

All new teachers already undergo a compulsory module in dealing with special needs students as part of their initial training.

But since 2005, the Education Ministry has also been coaching mainstream teachers under a separate initiative.

By next year, 1,125 teachers in primary and secondary schools would have had the extra training.

Mrs Florence Ruth Loo, a counsellor at Mayflower Primary School, said students will benefit from the larger pool of trained teachers: ‘There will be continuous support from primary to secondary school, and that would really help them.’

Source : Straits Times - 30 Dec 2007

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