Sanctuary Green 3 bedroom For Rent District 15

Sanctuary Green 3 bedroom For Rent District 15

ESTATE & APARTMENT - OVERVIEW

Located in central Singapore, Sanctuary Green is just 10 minutes away from the Central Business District and the
Orchard Road shopping belt, and 5 minutes away from business centers at Suntec City and Millennia Towers. Sanctuary Green is an ideal location for young families and urban yuppies seeking a home with close proximity to business offices and leisure facilities, including a 5 minute drive to the East Coast Park Beaches, schools, and a minutes’ walk away to the private grounds of the Tanjung Rhu estate.  Convenient Shuttle Buses make living and working ideal.

The apartment, located on a high floor, is ideal for young families and yuppies, particularly because it comes fully furnished, & fully equipped with major electrical appliances, including a 32” Plasma Television, Sound System, King Sized Waterbed, Large Fridge, Washer & Dryer, all from reputable brands, and is fully fitted with day and night curtains, for added comfort.  During the period of the tenancy, we aspire to create the warmth of a ‘home’ for a memorable experience.

APARTMENT – KEY SPECIFICATIONS

- 3 Bedrooms (Master + 2 Bedrooms) with floor to ceiling wardrobes

- 2 Bathrooms (Master + Main) fitted with a bathtub, shower screen, full
accessories

- 1 Storage Room fully fitted with made to measure storage shelving units

- 1 Wash Area fully fitted with Brandt Washing Machine & Brandt Dryer

- 1 Kitchen fully fitted with Cooker & Hob, 600 Litre Samsung Fridge, Cabinets

- 1 Living & Dining Area fully fitted with Modular Sofa Set &
Life Shop Dining Set

- 5 Aircons & 2 Compressors, fully cleaned and serviced in November 2006

- Total space / size area : 1152 square feet

APARTMENT – KEY BENEFITS

- Major Electrical Appliances : 32” Samsung Plasma TV with Universal Remote Control, Pioneer Sound System, 1 600L Samsung Fridge, 1 Brandt Washing Machine, 1 Brandt Dryer, Cooker & Hob

- Floor To Ceiling Curtains : Day and Night Curtains with Window Grilles

- Kitchen Appliances : Fully Fitted with Cooker & Hob, 600 Litre Samsung Fridge

- Living & Dining Area : Fully fitted with Modular Sofa Set & Life Shop Dining Set

- 5 Aircons & 2 Compressors : Fully cleaned & serviced in November 2006

- Internet / Broadband Access Applicable via Starhub / Singtel

RENTAL DETAILS

- Tenancy : S$3,800 p.m. Available from Feb 2009 for 2 years (renewable), subject to Owner viewing every 12 mths.
APPENDIX : DETAILED APARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Key Benefits

1.      Key Rental Benefit : 29” Plasma Television & Sound System (Living Room)

2.      Ideal For Families: Window Grilles & Floor-To-Ceiling Curtains (Day & Night)

3.      5 Aircon Units Covering All Living and Bedrooms (Recently Serviced : Nov ‘06)

4.      Ceiling Fans In All Rooms (Equipped with Remote Control in Master Bedroom)

5.      Marble Flooring in Main Living Areas, Bathrooms, & Parquet in Bedrooms

Living Room

1. Marble Flooring
2. Samsung 29” Plasma Television
3. Pioneer Sound system Hook-Up
4. Ohm Designer Coffee Table
5. Chandelier, Spot Lights, Star Light
6. Branded The Life Shop Iman Dining Set
7. Modular Sofa Set

Master Bedroom

1. Parquet Flooring
2. King Size Waterbed & Bed frame
3. Floor to Ceiling Wardrobe
4. Floor to Ceiling Shelving Units with Japanese Blinds
5. Barang-Barang Sofa Bed

Children’s Bedroom

1. Parquet Flooring
2. Floor to Ceiling Wardrobe
3. Animal Themed Curtains & Walls
4. Bay Window & Bookshelves

Extra Bedroom

1. Parquet Flooring
2. Floor to Ceiling Wardrobe
3. Floor to Ceiling Shelving Units with Snowflake-Themed Blinds
4. Moon & Stars Themed Room

Storage & Wash Areas

1. 1 Brandt Washing Machine
2. 1 Brandt Dryer
3. Clothes Drying System
4. Built-in Storeroom Shelving Units

APPENDIX : DETAILED APARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS (Contd.)

Kitchen

1. Cooker Hob & Hood
2. Built in Cabinets / Storage
3. 2.5 L Samsung Fridge

Main Bathroom

1. Shower Screen
2. Shower Head – Grohe-style shower head
3. Bathroom Accessories – Spray, Towel
   Holders, Glass Tumblers

Master Bathroom

1. Shower Head – Grohe Rain-Shower Head, Soap Dispenser
2. Bathtub
3. Bathroom Accessories – Spray, Towel Holders, Glass Tumblers

New & Full Condominium Facilities

Note : Quarterly Conservancy Fees : S$ 756

1. 2 Swimming Pools
2. 1 Gym
3. 1 Games Room
4. 2 Squash Courts
5. 2 Tennis Courts
6. 5 BBQ Pits
7. 1 Function Room
8. 1 Reading Room
9. 2 Steam Rooms
10. 1 Koi Pond
11. 1 Exercise Area
12.  High Security & Responsive Condominium Management Team

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Jobs Credit payout spurs hiring

Jobs Credit payout spurs hiring 

By Estelle Low 

Thanks to the new Jobs Credit scheme announced by the Government last week, bak kwa maker Bee Cheng Hiang is hiring.

The home-grown barbecued meat chain expects to be getting about $10,000 every month, and sees this as an opportunity to increase its staff strength from its current size of 220.

Senior human resources manager Zoey Tan said: ‘We will employ more staff and also conduct more training courses for our employees. The sum of money saved from the scheme will help to increase our training budget.’

The Government will be giving all employers money for every Singaporean and permanent resident worker who is on the Central Provident Fund scheme - 12 per cent of the worker’s monthly wage cost, subject to a monthly wage cap of $2,500 per employee.

Like Bee Cheng Hiang, 19 other local and medium-sized companies which The Sunday Times polled welcomed the move.

While all 20 companies said that the money will be channelled into some form of training for employees, half also want to translate this hongbao into a meatier workforce.

Mr Michael Teh, the managing director of landscaping company Nature Landscape, said: ‘This grant will allow me to hire more workers when more manpower is required.’

PastaMatrix International, which owns PastaMania Restaurant, is looking for kitchen and service staff.

‘We aren’t retrenching but we are employing about 10 cooks and 15 service staff,’ said Mr Wong Loke Ming, its operations manager, who added that the money will be of ‘great help’.

Spectacle Hut’s managing director, Mr Gary Khoo, said he is looking to hire 10 to 20 more workers for his five new outlets.

He added that the money will also be used for training staff on customer service and enrolling them in optometry courses at Singapore Polytechnic.

Still, some food and beverage and services companies lament that they will not be able to reap the full benefits of this scheme because foreign workers make up almost half their workforce.

Mr Ricky Chew, the managing director of restaurant chain Fish & Co, said: ‘The cost savings is only 7.3 per cent of our total wage costs. There should be another scheme targeted at our industry.’

Mr Sebastian Yap, the director of travel agency Transtar Travel, which has only 30 Singaporean and permanent resident staff out of its 215 workers, said: ‘We will be getting about $2,000 to $2,500 a month and it will be used for survival. There’s a thunderstorm out there now and this is just a small umbrella.’

 
Source : Straits Times - 25 Jan 2009

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Singapore Govt doing all it can to tackle crisis, says PM

Singapore Govt doing all it can to tackle crisis, says PM 

In CNY message, he points to unprecedented move to tap reserves
 
By Li Xueying, Political Correspondent 
  
PM Lee says Singapore can ride out the storm, but the people must brace themselves for a challenging year. — ST FILE PHOTO

By taking the unprecedented step of unlocking Singapore’s reserves, the Government is sending out this clear signal: It intends ‘to respond to the crisis decisively and with all means at our disposal’, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
And to underscore its severity, he warns that the crisis is one that could see the economy contract for ‘more months, and perhaps for the whole year’.

His remarks in his traditional Chinese New Year message are his first on the Budget since Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam unveiled it last Thursday.

The Prime Minister highlighted the enormity of the decision to ask President S R Nathan for approval to use the reserves. Mr Nathan has given his in-principle approval.

Said Mr Lee: ‘This is a major decision, which the Government has thought over very carefully.’

Singapore’s reserves, he said, are a key asset for the country. ‘We have built them up patiently over the years so that in a critical situation, we have the wherewithal to mount a vigorous response. The present crisis is clearly such a moment.’

And when it is over, Singapore must go back to nurturing its reserves, he stressed.

That Singapore can tap on them now - unlike most other countries - is due to its prudent habit of saving and investing its surpluses over many decades, he said.

‘We must therefore maintain these critical instincts. When things return to normal, we must resume our habit of putting something aside in the reserves whenever we can. Then when we next face a serious crisis, which is bound to happen one day, we can again meet it with confidence.’

In the message released yesterday, the PM devoted a substantial part to the Budget and the economy - an indication of how pressing the situation is.

‘The Year of the Rat ended on a difficult note for Singapore,’ he noted. The world is in the grip of a recession, with a stream of worsening news from the United States, Asia and Europe.

‘With all our major markets in decline, our exports are falling sharply.’

The result: Singapore has had to revise its growth estimate for 2009 down to between minus 5 per cent and minus 2 per cent - the worst economic outlook since independence.

To tackle the crisis, the Government had put together the $20.5 billion Resilience Package in this year’s Budget. Its two special growth boosters are the $4.5 billion Jobs Credit Scheme to help subsidise companies’ wage costs and the $5.8 billion Special Risk-Sharing Initiative to help ensure their access to financing. They will be funded by the reserves.

‘These measures will help businesses to stay afloat so that they can continue to provide jobs for Singaporeans.’

Additional support is also given to households, with more for low- and middle-income families, he added. ‘Hopefully, with some government help, Singaporeans can continue to provide for themselves and their families.’

Mr Lee said that while these measures will mitigate the downturn, they ‘will not instantly lift the economy from recession’.

‘No government package can do that,’ he said, noting that the recession is a global one. ‘We must expect to see exports contract, unemployment rise, and growth remain negative for more months, and perhaps for the whole year.’

So looking ahead, Singaporeans must ‘brace’ themselves for a ‘challenging Year of the Ox’.

‘But there is no need to be despondent,’ he said. ‘Singapore has strengths which will let us outlast this recession. We have the resources, the programmes, and the tenacity to ride the storm.’

At the same time, he also called on the community and the family to play their part in helping Singapore weather the crisis. Already, welfare organisations and grassroots bodies are giving aid to more needy Singaporeans.

The Government will support such community efforts, he promised. He urged Singaporeans to continue giving to worthy causes. ‘With many helping hands, every Singaporean can survive the storm,’ he said.

‘Meanwhile, let us be grateful for what we have in Singapore - a stable society, a sound economy, and a reputation which draws talent, investment and jobs to our shores.

‘We must continue building on these strengths so that we will emerge stronger from this crisis, ready to thrive in what will be a very different and more challenging world.’

He ended his message by wishing all Singaporeans a Happy Chinese New Year.

 
Source : Straits Times - 25 Jan 2009

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