Working above an MRT tunnel to deliver flats: Why this S’pore builder earned accolades for its first BTO project
Vico Construction overcame a manpower crunch and used precast construction to save about time at Tampines GreenOpal.
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Playgrounds galore, butterfly walks, groceries next door: Why this mum can’t stop promoting her Tengah home
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Hi-Tek Construction’s approach at MacPherson Weave spanned worker welfare, resident support and stakeholder management.
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MRT viaducts overhead, limited space below: How Garden Bloom @ Tengah earned its builder an HDB accolade
Chiu Teng Construction re-sequenced works, tightened safety measures and adopted just-in-time delivery of materials to keep the project on track.
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‘The discrimination is real’: Pregnant woman says employer limits her to 1 WFH day despite doctor’s recommendation
A pregnant Singaporean with a high-risk pregnancy says her employer refused flexible WFH arrangements despite her doctor’s recommendation and a gruelling 1.5-hour commute each way....
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Man in his 50s suffers cardiac arrest at Zouk, Good Samaritan steps in to perform CPR
A man in his 50s reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest at nightclub Zouk on Sep. 19 and collapsed. Fortunately, a Good Samaritan in the crowd stepped forward and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on him. What happened The incident first came to light after one of the m...
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Travel vlogger says Singapore is ‘strange’ and ‘dystopian’ before praising its safety and abundance
He marvelled at the churches, mosques, Jewish community and lack of visible religious tension. Then came his verdict: Singapore is “strange”.
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UK man who died on SQ321 suffered cardiac arrest due to 'physiological effect' of turbulence, inquest told
An inquest in the UK was told by the local coroner that the British man who died during Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 in 2024 had suffered a cardiac arrest due to the "physiological effect" of the severe turbulence experienced by the plane, British media reported. The conclusio...