THE STRAITS TIMES
- Fifteen new sites have been put up for sale under the government's programme to offer land for development, in response to a robust economy and the red-hot property market.
- A flood of more than 31,000 completed private homes will hit the market between 2009 and 2010 - more than six times the number expected to be completed this year.
THE BUSINESS TIMES
- The Singapore government on Thursday announced its biggest ever land sales programme in what is seen as a clear signal that it is serious about containing the rise in property prices and rents which could cripple Singapore's competitiveness.