Daily Archives: 12 Oct 2009

Sembawang’s only wet market to stay

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STALLHOLDERS at Sembawang New Market in Canberra Road – the only wet market in Sembawang – will stay put after all, instead of making way for a FairPrice supermarket.

Health Minister and Sembawang GRC MP Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday the market operator has decided to extend its lease with the Housing Board.

The decision came after news broke more than a week ago that stallholders at the wet market had been told to leave by the end of the month.

The market’s master tenant had decided to end its lease, and it was reported that the space would likely be taken over by a FairPrice supermarket.

That will not happen now.

Describing the latest turn of events as a ‘good development’, Mr Khaw said the operator was now discussing the extension of its tenancy with the HDB. Continue reading →

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Which floor is the lift on?

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New lifts with no external floor indicators vex residents, HDB to enhance system
Bedok North resident Elamparithi, 38, waiting for the new lift on the sixth floor of Block 94D. Some residents said they cannot gauge how long the wait will be as there are no indicator panels on all floors except for the ground-level lift lobby. — ST PHOTOS: LAU FOOK KONG
An old lift in the same block has an electronic panel which tells residents which floor the lift is on. — ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

SOME residents in Bedok North have complained about the newly retrofitted lifts in their HDB blocks.

They are vexed that the ‘upgraded’ lifts do not come with an electronic panel which tells them which floor the lift is at. Continue reading →

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