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DBSS project Pasir Ris One Narrow corridors, leaking pipes and spontaneously shattering glass panels are but a few of the many defects that Singapore home owners have to contend with ("Corridors of discontent at Pasir Ris One", June 25; "Gripes over finishes, fittings in DBSS flats at Centrale 8", June 13; and "Shattered shower... 

In the past twelve months there have been demonstrations and protests in Indonesia (see: Indonesian labour strikes reflect frustration), protests recently in Cambodia over minimum wage levels for garment industry workers, and even in affluent Singapore, minimum wage legislation is about to be passed  (see: Not the Singapore... 

Singapore's weak real estate market saw the number of properties put up for auction climb 2.9 percent quarter-on-quarter to 180 units in the second quarter of 2015, reported The Straits Times citing a report from Knight Frank Singapore. The number of smaller units auctioned, such as one- and two-bedrooms, increased 28.6 percent...