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PBM holder behind $23.8M record purchase of HDB coffee shop

Broadway Group bought this HDB coffee shop for a record price of $23.8 million (Photo OMY). It was reported that Broadway Group had recently bought an HDB coffee shop in Hougang Avenue 4 for $23,888,888 ('HDB coffee shop sold for record $23.8M, stallholders fear rental rises'), beating the previous record price of $15 million...

ST report reveals Indian FTs prefer to send their kids to international instead of local schools

PR Savita Agarwal is a small minority among the Indian FTs to send her children to Singapore local schools (ST Photo). The Straits Times (ST) has published a story about a PR from India, Savita Agarwal, sending her child to a Singapore local school ('She likes the way English is taught here', 22 Jun 2013). Apparently, the rest...

Ex-Chief of Defence Force sworn in as Perm Sec for Education Development

LG (NS) Neo Kian Hong (Photo: Ministry of Defence) Ex-Chief of Defence Force (CDF), Lieutenant General (NS) Neo Kian Hong was sworn in as Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Education (Education Development) yesterday (1 Jul). President Tony Tan officiated the ceremony at the Istana. With his appointment, there will be two...