For Rent - Pantech 21 - factory - 16.05.08

For Rent - Pantech 21 - factory - 16.05.08

Note : Subject to availability and revision of rental rate without notice
BUILDING / UNIT NO — 02-02
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 7,363
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $3.60
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.25
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3.85
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $28,362.28
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 39,541
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 08-Dec
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $3.60
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.25
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3.85
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $19,610.53
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-03 FRR
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $5,221.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $3.60
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.25
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 4
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $20,111.29
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-04 FRR
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $5,091.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $3.60
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.25
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 4
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $19,610.53
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 05-03
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $5,221.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $3.60
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.25
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3.85
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $20,111.29
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 05-Apr
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 5,091
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $3.60
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.25
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3.85
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $19,610.53
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now
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For Rent - New Tech Park - factory - 16.05.08

For Rent - New Tech Park - factory - 16.05.08

Note : Subject to availability and revision of rental rate without notice

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 02-07/09*
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 23,296
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $5.20
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.36
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $5.56
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $129,618.94
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-06
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 08-Jun
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $5.20
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.36
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $5.56
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $72,014.85
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-07B
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $2,232.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $5.40
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.38
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 6
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $12,896.50
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Tenanted
AVAILIBILITY — 01.07.2008

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-07C
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $3,423.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $5.40
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.38
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 6
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $19,778.09
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

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For Rent - City Industrial Building - factory - 16.05.08

For Rent - City Industrial Building - factory - 16.05.08

Note : Subject to availability and revision of rental rate without notice

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 03-07
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 2,803
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $5,698.50
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-01
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 19-May
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,996.88
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-Feb
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $1,604.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 2
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,260.93
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-Mar
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $1,604.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 2
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,260.93
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-Jun
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $1,658.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,370.71
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 04-Jul
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 2,803
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $5,698.50
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 06-07 ***
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 2,803
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $5,698.50
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 07-Jan
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 1,966
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,996.88
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 07-02*
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 1,604
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,260.93
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 09-Jan
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 1,966
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,996.88
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 09-02
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 1,604
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,260.93
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now
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For Rent - Cititech Industrial Building - factory - 16.05.08

For Rent - Cititech Industrial Building - factory - 16.05.08

Note : Subject to availability and revision of rental rate without notice

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 05-05
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 2,325
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $2.00
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.14
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.14
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $4,975.50
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now
BUILDING / UNIT NO — 39,604
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 31-Oct
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $2.00
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.14
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.14
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $4,560.34
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 05-Aug
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $1,324.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $2.10
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.15
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 2
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2,975.03
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 06-Apr
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $2,034.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $2.00
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.14
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 2
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $4,352.76
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 06-May
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $2,325.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $2.00
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.14
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.14
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $4,975.50
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Tenanted
AVAILIBILITY — 15.05.2008

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For Rent - Cideco Industrial Complex - Warehouse, factory - 16.05.08

For Rent - Cideco Industrial Complex - Warehouse, factory - 16.05.08

Note : Subject to availability and revision of rental rate without notice

Warehouse

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 03-05-06
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 6,738
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.80
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $1.93
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $12,977.39
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

Factory

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 06-02
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 3,681
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.80
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $1.93
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $7,089.61
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 39,574
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — 04-Nov
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.80
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $1.93
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $7,628.89
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 07-May
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $2,099.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.80
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 2
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $4,042.67
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now
BUILDING / UNIT NO — 07-Jun
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $4,575.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.80
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — 2
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $8,811.45
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

BUILDING / UNIT NO — 08-Feb
LETTABLE AREA ( SQ FT) — $1,841.00
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (BEFORE GST) — $1.90
GST ON GROSS RENT PER SQ FT PER MONTH — $0.13
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER SQ FT PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $2.03
GROSS RENT (SGD) PER MONTH (AFTER GST) — $3,742.75
IncludesUtility Chg —
STATUS — Vacant
AVAILIBILITY — Now

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Sales in Singapore private residential market dip in April

Sales in Singapore private residential market dip in April

By Ng Baoying,
SINGAPORE: Sales in the private residential market have dipped in April after a mild recovery in March.

According to the numbers of private home sales released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), only 274 units were sold last month – down from 301 units in March.

Developers were also holding back new launches, with only 271 units launched in April – the lowest number of units since market weakness surfaced in September last year.

Analysts said they expect the market to continue moving gingerly.

Homebuyers in the mass market are keeping the numbers moving along as nine out of every 10 units sold in April were in the suburban areas. This belies the overall cautious stance that homebuyers are taking.

Chua Chor Hoon, Senior Director of Research, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, said: “Speculation is almost nil. Most buyers we see in the market are probably those buying for owner occupation, with needs for accommodation.”

With buying and selling almost at a standstill, analysts said the ball is now in the developers’ court.

Colin Tan, Director of Research & Consultancy, Chesterton International, said: “Looking forward, you can see that in order to raise their sales, developers will need to price their units more realistically. As you can see from the April figures, those that have done so are being rewarded with higher sales.”

However, the URA figures also showed that prices remain firm for high-end units and developers for those units are choosing to wait out.

“Developers are still holding back launches, especially for bigger projects and those at higher end range. What we see are mostly launches in suburban areas, with units priced below S$1,000 psf,” Mr Chua said.

While the latest data may seem to provide more evidence of a weak housing market, analysts said numbers are very thin and have cautioned against reading too deeply into them as they could be potentially misleading.
- CNA/so

 
Source : Channel NewsAsia  - 16 May 2008

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US sub-prime crisis hurting Asian property: Singapore GIC

US sub-prime crisis hurting Asian property: Singapore GIC 

By Fiona Chan 
 
THE sub-prime crisis in the United States is starting to weaken Asian property markets, said the real estate arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) yesterday.
GIC Real Estate president Seek Ngee Huat told a regional property conference that the impact of the crisis could hasten downtrends in the Asian property markets, according to a report by news agency Reuters.

‘The contagion effects of the sub-prime crisis can potentially accelerate the downward spin of the property cycle,’ he said in a keynote speech at the Financial Times Asia Property Summit.

‘Some market weakening is being sensed in Asia, particularly in Japan and in Australia.’

In Australia, house prices are growing more slowly and demand for mortgages fell 6.1 per cent in March from February, according to the Reuters report.

It added that in Japan, the stock of unsold apartments is rising, while housing starts fell 15.6 per cent in March from a year ago.

Housing starts - the number of new private homes under construction - are used as an indicator of the state of an economy.

On the bright side, the sub-prime carnage presents opportunities for well-positioned players, Dr Seek said.

But he added that any interested party would face competition from other institutional investors.

‘As always, weak markets favour those with the capacity to take strategic positions, and so the sub-prime meltdown presents threats as well as opportunities,’ he was quoted by Reuters as saying.

Morgan Stanley has estimated that GIC manages more than US$330 billion (S$456.8 billion) of assets. This makes it the world’s third-largest sovereign wealth fund, behind the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Norway’s Government Pension Fund.

GIC Real Estate is also one of the top 10 property investors in the world, with more than 200 investments across more than 30 countries.

Its multibillion-dollar portfolio includes the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney and the Westin Paris in France, among other buildings.

In his speech, Dr Seek said that GIC began by investing in developed markets. It only started to focus on emerging markets in Asia in the mid-1990s.
 

Source : Straits Times - 16 May 2008

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Design awards for Singapore HDB estates

Design awards for Singapore HDB estates 

Sengkang, Ghim Moh estates score well for innovative design, user-friendly features

By Ong Bi Hui 
 
HOUSING Board estates are not known for their innovative designs, but two cutting-edge ones are starting to change all that.
They have just become the first HDB estates to win design awards for both their good looks and user-friendly features.

The Coris, a precinct in Sengkang New Town, and the upgraded Ghim Moh Gardens estate, which is 32 years old, both won bronze awards at the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Universal Design Awards.

‘Universal Design’ generally refers to design that allows users to get around easily, with easy-to-use facilities.

The BCA Awards were launched in September last year, and this year saw 34 entries, with most being refurbished buildings.

Both estates stood out due to their accessibility to residents, with seamless connectivity throughout.

The Coris at Sengkang, which has 14 residential blocks, had a comprehensive signage system so visitors can find their way around easily. There are also various recreational and communal facilities, including an area for the elderly to exercise, jogging tracks and pavilions.

Ghim Moh Gardens features wheelchair-friendly lifts that stop at every floor, safer clothes-drying racks and elderly-friendly toilets. Getting around is easy, with markets and bird- viewing spots all linked by sheltered walkways.

This year, three silver and six bronze awards were given in six categories of buildings: commercial, institutional, residential, open spaces, refurbished and open.

Other winners include Terminal 3 at Changi Airport and the National Museum of Singapore.

At last year’s awards, Ikea Tampines clinched the top prize, the gold award, but a prize in this category was not handed out this year.

Professor Cheong Hee Kiat, chairman of the award assessment panel, attributes this to it having ‘raised the bar’ this year.

He said: ‘Buildings need to be a holistic package. They must be comprehensive, integrative and have that special touch, while taking into account the owner’s corporate philosophy.’

Winners will receive their awards from Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan next Thursday. Those interested in applying for next year’s awards can visit www.bca.gov.sg.

Source : Straits Times - 16 May 2008

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Singapore MM’s wife in serious condition after stroke

Singapore MM’s wife in serious condition after stroke
 
She can speak and recognise family members but remains in hospital after Monday’s stroke

By Li Xueying & Kor Kian Beng 
MORE ALERT NOW: Mrs Lee’s daughter said her intelligence is not affected but physical movements may be frustrating. — ST FILE PHOTO
 
MRS Lee Kuan Yew, wife of the Minister Mentor, is in hospital after suffering a stroke on Monday.
However, her haemorrhage has since stabilised and, while she remains in ‘a serious condition’, she is able to recognise immediate family members, said a statement from the Minister Mentor’s office yesterday.

Mrs Lee, 87, experienced sudden weakness in the left side of her body and slurring of speech at 12.20pm on Monday.

She was taken to the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) for an urgent brain scan, which revealed bleeding in the right side of the brain, and was subsequently admitted to the Neurointensive Care Unit in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

‘The haemorrhage stabilised after two days of close monitoring and treatment, before she was transferred to the general ward on Wednesday,’ said the statement.

‘Currently, she remains in a serious condition although she is able to recognise immediate family members.’

The Lees’ daughter, Associate Professor Lee Wei Ling, who is director of the NNI, told The Straits Times that Mrs Lee was ‘more alert’ yesterday compared to earlier in the week.

‘Her intelligence is not affected, but physical movements may be frustrating,’ she said, adding that Mrs Lee’s left arm is not moving well.

‘But what we said, she understood. She can also speak. She is in good spirits given the circumstances.’

Mrs Lee suffered a stroke in 2003 when she and Mr Lee were in London on a European tour. The bleeding was also in the right side of the brain then.

She recovered soon after and was well enough to continue accompanying Mr Lee on official trips.

Their last official trip was in March when they visited Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Bahrain in the Middle East.

Source : Straits Times - 16 May 2008

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What is a stroke?

What is a stroke? 
 
ACCORDING to Dr Alvin Hong, consultant neurosurgeon at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre and Gleneagles Medical Centre, there are two types of stroke.
‘One is caused by blockage in a blood vessel, so that blood cannot flow to the part of the brain that the vessel supplies.

The other is when a blood vessel within the brain bursts, causing blood to leak inside the brain. Mrs Lee suffered this type of stroke.”
What causes it?
Most haemorrhagic strokes are spontaneous, meaning there are no underlying causes, such as tumours or blood abnormalities. It often happens in older people due to degenerative changes in blood vessels.

In people in their 40s to 60s, the most common cause is high blood pressure.
Effects of stroke
Effects can vary. If the bleeding is in the brain stem, the damage can be serious.

If the stroke is in the left side of the brain, the person could be paralysed on the right of the body and also have problems communicating with others as speech is controlled in the left brain. This can be very disabling.

If the stroke is in the right side of the brain, language ability most probably won’t be affected.

Another factor is the size of the blood clot. A big blood clot will do more harm.

Swelling around the blood clot usually gets worse in the first 24 to 48 hours. Blood clots can threaten life by exerting so much pressure that the rest of the brain is also affected.
How to treat the condition
Sometimes, to save a life, doctors operate to remove the blood clot.

If the clot is not so big and the rest of the brain is less affected, doctors use medication to bring down the swelling in the brain.

If one waits long enough, all blood clots disappear. The problem is that one could die before a clot disappears.

Typically it takes five to seven days before a clot subsides significantly.

If a patient is quite stable after three to five days, he will probably remain so because swelling and bleeding are worst in the first two days.

In Mrs Lee’s case, the fact that she can recognise family members means the rest of the brain is working. The reason why it’s considered a serious condition is because it’s only the fourth day.
Recovery prospects
Doctors will have to first treat the complications of the stroke, of which a chest infection is the most common. Such patients often lie in bed and do not cough or breathe deeply enough. Secretions from the lungs are not cleared and they get a chest infection.

As the blood clot disappears and the pressure on the surrounding brain drops, the brain will begin to recover.

‘Once the danger period has passed, the patient will require intensive rehabilitation. It takes time, and patience,’ said Dr Hong.

Source : Straits Times - 16 May 2008

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