S'pore's private sector wages up 6.1% in 2011: report

S'pore's private sector wages up 6.1% in 2011: report

The Ministry of Manpower's Research and Statistics Department jointly released the annual report on wages in Singapore for 2011 on Friday, reporting that total wages (including employer CPF contributions) in the private sector rose by 6.1 per cent in 2011, higher than the growth of 5.7 per cent in 2010.

Taking into account the rise in consumer price index (CPI), the increase in real terms was 0.9 per cent in 2011, lower than the gain of 2.9 per cent in 2010.

The private sector paid out more bonuses for the year (also known as annual variable component) averaging 2.32 months of basic wage, up from 2.17 months in 2010.

Tight labour market continued to lift workers' wages, despite the slower economic growth in 2011.

Apple Turns 5

iTunes Store here; bad news for local players

iTunes Store here; bad news for local players

Apple Itunes store is available in Singapore and few other Asian contries.

You can purchase song or album that you desire from the store.

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School Fees for Permanent Residents and Non-Citizen to be increased.

Press Releases

June 26, 2012

Adjustments in School Fees for Non-Citizens and Miscellaneous Fees for All Students from 2013

School Fees

1The Ministry of Education (MOE) will be revising the school fees for students who are permanent residents (PR) and international students (IS) in Government and Government-aided schools from January 2013, to further differentiate fees by citizenship. School fees will increase by $50-80 per month for students who are PR and by $115-250 per month for IS. School fees for students who are Singapore Citizens (SC) will remain unchanged. Please refer to the tables below for the current and revised school fees.

Primary School Fees (Per Month)

Nationality	2012	2013	Increase
	$	$	$
SC	Free	Free	-
PR	40	90	50
IS (ASEAN)	235	350	115
IS	345	500	155

Secondary School Fees (Per Month)

Nationality	2012	2013	Increase
	$	$	$
SC	5	5	-
PR	55	120	65
IS (ASEAN)	325	450	125
IS	470	650	180

Pre-University School Fees (Per Month)

Nationality	2012	2013	Increase
	$	$	$
SC	6	6	-
PR	80	160	80
IS (ASEAN)	530	700	170
IS	750	1,000	250

Extracted from Ministry of Education of Singapore

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HDB launches six BTO projects - Channel NewsAsia

HDB launches six BTO projects - Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched six Build-To-Order (BTO) projects, offering 4,627 new flats.

The flats, which range from studio apartments to 5-room units, are in four estates -- Choa Chua Kang, Sengkang, Punggol and Kallang/Whampoa.

Prices start from S$124,000 for a studio apartment in McNair Towers in Kallang/Whampoa.

A 4-room flat in Compassvale Boardwalk in Sengkang, a non-mature town, is priced between $275,000 and S$335,000, while a 4-room flat in McNair Towers in Kallang/Whampoa, a mature town, is priced between S$467,000 and S$595,000.

Punggol Edge will offer both rental and flats for home ownership. HDB said there will be more of such developments.

It said to ensure first-timers continue to enjoy priority in flat allocation, at least 95 per cent of BTO flats in mature towns and 85 per cent in non-mature estates will be set aside for them.

Eligible first-timer households can also enjoy various housing grants to help them own a new BTO flat.

Applications for flats in the May BTO launch can be submitted from Wednesday to June 5.

HDB will be offering some 3,900 new flats at the next BTO launch in July in the towns of Bedok, Bukit Merah, Clementi, Geylang and Punggol.

- CNA/al

City Harvest's founder Kong Hee, four others arrested - Channel NewsAsia

City Harvest's founder Kong Hee, four others arrested - Channel NewsAsia