One Oxley Rise @ Oxley - Singapore - District 09 - 10

One Oxley Rise @ Oxley - Singapore - District 09 - 10

Description of One Oxley Rise Property
Revel in Nature’s serenity while you’re in reassured of the modern and colourful conveniences of singapore Orchard Road right outside your door step. 5 mins away from
Orchard Road, Somerset MRT and 2 Future Shopping Mall.

Address : 20 OXLEY RISE
Singapore District 09
Tenure : Freehold : (Foreigners Eligible)
Site Area : 20,671 sqft

Type of Development
One Block of 10 Storey Mixed Commercial & Residential Condominium
Development with 2 and a Half Basement Carpark
Number of Units : 89 Residential
Apartments & 3 Shop Unit

Unit Area
Type Total Unit Sizes (sqft)
1 Bedrm + Study 9 754
2 Bedrm 35 710, 721, 732
2 Bedrm + Balcony 9 1109, 1313
3 Bedrm 36 915, 1033, 1055, 1087, 1141 ,1292 ,1496

Facilities
Infinity Pool, Jacuzzi, Sun Deck, Barbecue Pits, Reading Nooks,
Landscape Deck, Gymnasium, Audio / Video
Security System
Vehicle Barrier System with Proximity Card Access

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Cliveden at Grange - Singapore - District 09 - 10

Cliveden at Grange - Singapore - District 09 - 10

Tenure: Freehold

Expected completion date: 2011

Total units: 110

Site area: 138,000 sqft

Unit types:

* 3 br ~ 2153sqft
* 4 br ~ 2842sqft
* 4 br penthouse ~ 4392sqft
* 5 br penthouse ~ 6028sqft

Facilities:

* Concierge
* Water features and sculpture display
* Retreat alcove
* Sheltered drop-off area
* Cabana with spa pool and day bed
* Clubhouse with lounge area, bar,
billiard, cigar terrace, function room, roof
garden
* Changing rooms with steam rooms
* Hot spa
* Gym with wellness room
* Outdoor fourmet / BBQ
* Pool deck
* Fun pool
* Sun deck island with sculpture display
* 50m swimming pool
* Manicured lawn deck
* Children playground
* Tennis court

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Seafront @ Meyer - Singapore - District 15-16

Seafront @ Meyer - Singapore - District 15 - 16

Developer: CPL Realty Pte Ltd (Capitaland)

Tenure: Freehold

Expected TOP: 20 June 2011

Car Park Lots: 360

Total Units: 327 units in 3 blocks

Unit Type:

* 2 Bedrooms - 1001 to 1615 sq ft
* 3 Bedrooms - 1378 to 1604 sq ft
* 4 Bedrooms - 2088 to 2293 sq ft
* Penthouses - 6 Units

Facilties:

* Cascading Water Features
* Security
* Children’s Play Area
* Fitness Area
* Children’s Wading Pool
* Hydrojets Pool
* 50-metre Lap Pool
* Tennis Court
* Clubhouse
* Gymnasium
* BBQ Gate

Country : Singapore
Property Address : SEAFRONT@Meyer
Road
Property Type : Private Condominium
Property District / Estate : D15 and 16(East Coast)
Property Status : FOR SALE
Asking Price : $VTO
Valuation Price : $-
Prices are in : Singapore Dollar (SGD)
No. of Bedrooms : 3 rooms
Property Tenure : Freehold
Built-In Area : 1604sqft
Land Area : -
Property Age : -
Property Description : FOR SALE!
SeaFront@Meyer Road. 3 Bedroom High Floor.
Pool View, Sea View & IR View. Freehold.
FullFacilities. (Stack 10 above 20th Floor).

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Reflections at Keppel Bay - Singapore - District 01-08

Reflections at Keppel Bay - Singapore - District 01-08

District: 01-08
Tenure: 99-year leasehold

Total Units: 1,160
Building:

6 tower blocks (combination of 41/24 storeys)
and 11 low rise villas (combination of 6/7/8 storeys)
Sizes:

1-Bedroom + study: 732 to 800 sqft
2-Bedroom: 743 to 1,001 sqft
2-Bedroom + study: 947 to 1,335 sqft

3-Bedroom: 1,109 to 2,142 sqft

4-Bedroom: 1,938 to 2,831 sqft

4-Bedroom + study: 2,530 to 2,874 sqft
Penthouse: 3,488 to 12,900 sqft
Expected TOP Date: 2010
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Ardmore II AT Ardmore PARK - Singapore - District 09-10

Ardmore II AT Ardmore PARK - Singapore - District 09-10

PROPERTY DETAILS
Tenure - Freehold
Floor Area - Approx. 2023 sq ft
Property Address : Ardmore II
Property Type : Private Condominium
Property District / Estate : D9 and 10
(Orchard,Tanglin,Holland)
Property Status : FOR SALE
Asking Price : Call +65 91002985
No. of Units : 118
Prices are in : Singapore Dollar (SGD)
No. of Bedrooms : 4 rooms
Property Tenure : Freehold
Built-In Area : 2023sqft
Land Area : -
Property Age : Under Construction
Property Description : Many units for
Sale. Low / Mid / High Floor.

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Scotts HighPark @ Scotts - Singapore - District 11

Scotts HighPark @ Scotts - District 11 - Singapore

Location: Scotts Road (District 11)
Tenure: Freehold
Expected TOP: Feb 2010
Total Units: 73 in one 19-storey tower & one 27-storey tower

Units Types:
2-Bedroom & 3-Bedroom ~ 1,141 to 2,110 sqft
4-Bedroom single-level/duplex ~ 3,466 to 4,112 sqft
Penthouse ~ 6545 sqft

Facilities:
Swimming pool
Wading pool
Gymnasium
Function room
Male and Female Changing Rooms/Steam Room

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Lumos @ Leonie Hill - Singapore - District 09-10

Lumos @ Leonie Hill - S’pore - District 09-10

Location : 9 Leonie Hill (Former Hilton Towers)
District : 09
Tenure : Freehold
Site Area : 33,700sqft
Expected Completion : 2011
Total Units : 53 in one block of 36-storeys residential apartment

Units Types :-
1-Bedroom ~ 635sqft - 4units
2-Bedroom ~ Duplex 958sqft - 3 units
3 Bedroom ~ 1,744sqft - 12 units
4 Bedroom ~ 2,433sqft - 12 units
3 bedroom ~ Duplex 2,390sqft - 10 units
4-Bedroom ~ Duplex 3.337sqft - 10 units
Penthouses ~ 5,640–5,974sqft - 2 units (comes with Roof Terrace complete with a private pool)

Features :-
-Lap Pool with Male & Female Changing Rooms
-Clubhouse
-Children’s Playground
-BBQ Pits
-Sky Gardens on Every Floor
-Gymnasium
-24 Hours Security
-Basement Carpark
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Orchard Residences - Singapore - District 09

Orchard Residences - Singapore - District 09

Orchard Residences - Orchard Turn condo

Many foreigners indicating interest in this project. SINGAPORE developer CapitaLand and
Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai Properties

The Orchard Residences - their upcoming residential project on the prime Orchard Turn site above Orchard MRT -

‘Our project has drawn a lot of interest and attention,’ said Soon Su Lin, chief
executive of joint venture company Orchard Turn Developments. ‘We have received a lot of
interest from foreigners, even though we have not even started any advertising.’
Because of this, the 99-year leasehold, 175-unit project will be launched first in Singapore,
said Ms Soon. ‘Given that the foreigners who are interested are fully aware of our project,
we are likely to launch it in Singapore,’ she said. ‘As for later launches, we may
consider taking it overseas if we need to.’ Sun Hung Kai Properties’ executive director Victor Lai echoed her, saying that particulars of interested buyers from Hong Kong have
already been passed on to the Singaporean side, which will then contact them when
the project is launched.

Ms Soon said that there has been interest from private funds to acquire large chunks of
the project, but the developer has instead decided to sell the apartments through a regular launch.

While Ms Soon declined to say what prices the apartments will go for, The Orchard Residences has been dubbed ’super- luxury’, and CapitaLand Residential Singapore’s chief executive Patricia Chia recently told reporters that average prices in the ’super-luxury’ segment could rise to $3,000 per square foot (psf) by the end of this year.

The Orchard Residences is scheduled for completion in late-2009, and Ms Soon said that the recent price hike and tightened supply of ready-mixed concrete will not affect the completion date. The price of ready- mixed concrete has shot up by about 50 per cent here since Indonesia banned the export of sand last month.
Most of the units in the 218-metre, 56-storey
The Orchard Residences will be three and four- bedroom apartments ranging from 1,800
sq ft to 2,900 sq ft. The development will also have seven ‘garden units’ and penthouses
ranging from 4,300 sq ft to 6,500 sq ft. The building will be the district’s tallest when
completed and apartments will offer unobstructed panoramic views of Singapore, Ms Soon
said.

Residents will also have exclusive access to a 75,000 sq ft high-rise garden.

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Singapore Finance Minister unveils 20% tax rebate

Singapore Finance Minister unveils 20% tax rebate

SINGAPORE : Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced on Friday a 20 percent tax rebate for Singaporeans.

However the Government will keep income tax unchanged, a surprise move that leaves the top personal rate at 20 percent.

“We will not be making any further move on personal income tax this year,” he told Parliament during the Budget announcement.

However he added: “As the Government had a strong surplus last year,…we will give something back to taxpayers this year. I will give an income tax rebate of 20 percent for all resident taxpayers for Year of Assessment 2008.

“The rebate will be capped at S$2,000. Having this cap allows us to target the rebate at those below the top income brackets. The income tax rebates will cost the Government S$380 million.”
 most taxpayers, Singapore’s income tax regime is already one of the most competitive in the world.

He said: “We will continue to keep our taxes competitive so as to provide every incentive for work and enterprise, and generate economic growth for the future.”

But the government did abolish estate duty, or death tax, to become more attractive to wealthy individuals.

The Finance Minister said: “It is not just a practical or expedient measure, but one that on balance will be in our collective interest. If we make Singapore an attractive place for wealth to be invested and built up, whether by Singaporeans or foreigners who bring their assets here, it will benefit our whole economy and society, not just the individuals who build up their wealth. It is not a zero sum game.”

The Finance Minister also announced that the special tax on Euro-IV diesel cars will go down from July 1st.

Under the revised structure, the tax will S$1.25 per cubic centimetres of engine capacity, subject to a minimum annual payment of S$1,250.

Currently it is priced at four times of road tax.

So from July, a 6-month tax for a 1,600 cc Euro-IV diesel car will be S$1,000 instead of S$1,488.

The new structure is aimed at narrowing the difference in the cost of fuel consumption between a diesel and a petrol car.

Vehicle owners may choose to make payment every 6 months or annually.

However the special tax for diesel taxis and non-Euro-IV diesel cars remains unchanged.

The special tax for taxis is S$5,100 annually and six times road tax for non-Euro-IV diesel cars

Source : Channel NewsAsia - 16 Feb 2008

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Research, innovation vital for Singapore to stay ahead

Research, innovation vital for Singapore to stay ahead 

Research and development was given a shot in the arm yesterday when Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam unveiled a host of incentives for corporations, research institutions and the public sector to spur the growth of innovation in Singapore

By Jessica Cheam 
SOME OPTIMISM: While Mr Khew says he is disappointed with the lack of measures to help companies handle rising costs, he notes that the R&D incentives will help to some extent. 
 
INNOVATION is key to getting a competitive edge, and to spur the growth of research and development (R&D) in Singapore, a slew of incentives were unveiled in yesterday’s Budget to ‘make innovation pervasive’ in Singapore’s economy.
Unveiling his first Budget as Finance Minister, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam said the Government is ’stepping up our focus on R&D and innovation on all fronts’ in order to create a ‘top-quality economy’.

While last year’s Budget made Singapore a haven for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this year’s Budget focuses on making Singapore ‘one of the most competitive places for companies, big and small, to do R&D’, he said.

The bag of carrots dangled in front of companies includes an increase in R&D tax deduction from 100 per cent to 150 per cent.

This means that for every $100,000 of local R&D spending, a company can deduct $150,000 from its taxable income.

Previously, R&D activities unrelated to the company’s business do not qualify for deduction, but this requirement has now been scrapped, which means, any local R&D activity a company pursues can qualify.

R&D PUSH
Big push for innovations at Singapore’s institutes to go commercial 
By Jessica Cheam 
GOLDEN SUCCESS STORY: Dr Loh Peng Chum, perfected a way of making lilac-coloured gold for use in jewellery. He took his idea to Lee Hwa Jewellery and the company pumped in a few million dollars to perfect the technology. Dr Loh’s brainchild has now become Lee Hwa Jewellery’s signature ‘purple gold’ and is sold in several cities including London and Dubai. This was raised as an example of how, over time, local companies can benefit from the push for commercialisation. — ST FILE PHOTO
 
TO HELP Singapore companies move up the value chain, the government is injecting a fresh $800 million into the National Research Fund, bringing it to a total of $1.8 billion.
And the Government will also ‘push for greater commercialisation’ of Singapore’s research institutes’s innovations, said Mr Tharman yesterday. And overall, research spending will be raised to $7.5 billion annually by 2010 - some 3 per cent of Singapore’s GDP, one third of which is publicly funded.

Institutions such as the National Research Foundation (NRF), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*star) and local varsities will help develop research fields which ‘have a clear value proposition’ for Singapore.

Singapore - which has carved a niche as a place where ‘high impact research can be done’ - is not only attracting the cr�me de la cr�me of international scientists, but also up-and-coming ones, noted Mr Tharman.

Earlier this month, the NRF awarded about $20 million in funding support to 10 young scientists from eight different countries, under the inaugural NRF Research Fellowship programme.

One of them, Dr Yeo Yee Chia, an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore’s electrical and computer engineering department, was singled out by Mr Tharman for having some 150 issued patents under his belt at a young age of 36.

‘ We have to do very high value-added work or provide such services and R&D is very important Singapore has to move in this direction but it is not easy and there are a lot of challenges.’
DR YEO YEE CHIA
When contacted, Dr Yeo told The Straits Times this innovation push was ‘very timely’ for Singapore, as it competes with highly developed economies.

‘I strongly support the research initiatives. We have to do very high value-added work or provide such services and R&D is very important.’

Clusters of high-tech companies, such as those in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, bring in billions in revenue and tens of thousands of jobs, said Dr Yeo. ‘Singapore has to move in this direction but it is not easy and there are a lot of challenges, such as attracting the right talent,’ he added.

Mr Tharman said yesterday the Government will facilitate ‘incubation of early-stage ideas’ and help the research institutions spin-off successful companies. The Ministry of Education, for example, has a $10 million Innovation Fund to help polytechnics and ITEs commercialise their innovations.

One success story quoted by Mr Tharman was Lee Hwa Jewellery’s signature ‘purple gold’. Dr Loh Peng Chum, who was then at Singapore Polytechnic, took the idea to Lee Hwa, which pumped in a few million dollars to perfect the technology. Purple gold is now sold in several cities such as London and Dubai.

It is an example of how over time, local companies can benefit from the push for commercialisation, said Mr Tharman.
Introducing the CIOs
THE Government is introducing an innovative scheme to try to raise the level of innovation in the public sector.
Chief Innovation Officers will be appointed in each ministry to help promote public-private partnerships that could bring about breakthrough public services.

The Government will set aside $90 million in seed money for the next three years to experiment, test-bed and build such capabilities with CIOs overseeing the process.

Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said the public sector is often looking for solutions in which the private sector can participate.

‘Private companies with new ideas…can offer them for joint development prior to the procurement stage,’ said Mr Tharman.

He cited how local companies have seized on the opportunities created by the Newater clean water technology and TradeXchange, which automates the process of clearing trade information.

Mr Tharman also singled out Cadi Scientific, a local company founded by four Singaporeans who approached Singapore General Hospital with an idea to develop a thermal sensor that wirelessly transmits body temperate readings to a database.

This technology has since been developed into a system known as SmartSense.

It is used by Tan Tock Seng Hospital and being tested in Thailand and Taiwan.

‘We cannot expect quick results from the investments we make today…But what we do now…will eventually pay off,’ said Mr Tharman.
JESSICA CHEAM

Source : Straits Times - 16 Feb 2008

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