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The Housing and Development Board introduced the Build to Order (BTO) system in 2001. The purpose of the BTO system was to make sure that there is sufficient demand for the HDB flats before construction starts. The waiting period for the BTO flats is 3 to 4 years. The BTO system has the following disadvantages: a) When a couple... 

SPH CEO Ng Yat Chung Call it a series of coincidences but my maternal granduncle passed away. While the timing was not something he planned, his death took place a day or two after Singapore Press Holding’s (SPH) CEO, Mr. Ng Yat Chung gave his now infamous “Umbrage” press conference when he was asked about editorial integrity... 

In the past, the English educated reader have easy access to the views of the western media, i.e. CNN, BBC, Fox News, etc. They can now access the non-western media, such as RT (Russia Today) and CGTN (China Global Television Network) and Al Jazeera (from Qatar), which also broadcast in English. Many people still have the view...