#225 - HDB’s new Prime Location Public Housing & writers slam Wang Lei as choice of speaker

National Development Minister Desmond Lee unveiled the new PLH model under HDB, which aims to keep public housing in prime locations “affordable, accessible and inclusive for Singaporeans”. What difference will it make for the average SGean? Also, to the chagrin of a few other local authors, Wang Lei, the getai singer, was selected to speak on “dying trades” as part of the Singapore Writer’s Festival. Why the anger?

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HDB’s new Prime Location Public Housing

• MND announces stricter ownership criteria for HDB flats in prime locations, including 10-year minimum occupancy period
• New ‘prime location’ HDB flats not available for singles, non-nuclear families
• HDB | Priority Schemes
• Home seekers see benefits of 10-year MOP, limitations on resale buyers for new prime HDB flats
• First BTO project in Rochor under new prime housing model to launch in November
• Stricter criteria for public housing in prime areas could deter some new families, say property analysts
• 106 HDB resale flats sold for over S$1m in first half of 2021, over 4-fold increase year-on-year
• Here’s How Much You Need To Earn To Be ‘Rich’ in 23 Major Countries Around the World

Writers slam Wang Lei as choice of speaker

• Authors angry foul-mouthed entertainer Wang Lei invited as S'pore Writers Festival guest speaker
• S'pore marine biologist calls out getai host Wang Lei for promoting products made from endangered giant clams
• Swedish black metal band Watain's gig in Singapore cancelled due to 'security concerns'

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