SINGAPORE — Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 1.9 per cent in November on a yearly basis, lower than economists' forecasts and the smallest rise in nearly three years, official data showed on Monday. The core inflation rate — which excludes private road transport and accommodation costs — was lower than the 2.1 per cent forecast by a Reuters poll of economists and compared with a 2.1 per cent rise seen in October. It was the smallest rise since November 2021, when it climbed by 1.6 per cent. Headline inflation was 1.6 per cent in annual terms in November, lower than the 1.8 per cent expected in the poll. The Monetary Authority of Singapore had forecast core inflation to be around 2 per cent in the fourth quarter. Slowing inflation has created room for Singapore's central bank to ease monetary policy in January but analysts have said the MAS might wait until later in 2025 on the back of incoming US President Donald Trump's policies.

Buyers and ultimate beneficial owners of all landed residential property transactions, including those of good class bungalows (GCB), are required to disclose their identities and citizenship. «This is regardless of whether a caveat is lodged for the transaction, and regardless of whether the purchase is made by an individual, an entity, or through a vehicle such as a trust or company, including a shell company,» said the Ministry of Law on Monday (Dec 23). As part of the sale process for landed homes, including GCBs, the Singapore Land Authority requires buyers to declare their identities and citizenship when lodging the instrument of transfer at the Land Titles Registry, it added. The ministry was responding to media reports published two weeks ago. Bloomberg, The Edge Singapore, The Independent Singapore and The Online Citizen had reported that there are no publicly available government records of GCB sale transactions if caveats were not lodged.

Visitors planning to tour the National University of Singapore (NUS) campus will need to register and book tour slots from January 2025.  Each guided tour will last about an hour and this will take place during the peak period from Jan 13 to Feb 21, 2025. This is to effectively manage visitor traffic on campus during this peak period, said the university.  Singapore Tourism Board-licensed travel agents and tourist guides may choose to book a group tour guided by a NUS student ambassador or engage a registered student docent to give them a tour of the campus, said an NUS spokesman in response to queries from AsiaOne. Tourists who are not accompanied by a student ambassador or student docent will be asked to leave the premises. These tours will be conducted primarily in English and each group can accommodate between 20 to 40 visitors, according to the NUS website. «All tour groups will also need to submit their bus plate details prior to their visit, as part of the registration requirements,» said the spokesperson. 

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Sept jours après le passage du cyclone Chido, le nombre de victimes continue d'augmenter. En soutien aux habitants de Mayotte, la programmation de Polynésie la 1ère est perturbée, dès lundi 23 décembre à partir de 9h.

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Le puissant cyclone Chido a frappé de plein fouet l'île de Mayotte samedi 14 décembre, causant d'importants dégâts. Une semaine après, la majorité des habitants n'a pas accès à l'eau potable. En Polynésie, la petite communauté Mahoraise suit la situation de très près.