Thursday #sgroundup: Changi Airport to get world's tallest indoor waterfall
Here are today's top trending stories in case you missed them:
Singapore airport to get indoor rainforest and world's tallest indoor waterfall
An indoor living forest of trees, plants, ferns and shrubs that spans five levels. The world’s tallest indoor waterfall. Walking trails and gardens. These are among some of the features planned for the Jewel Changi Airport, a steel and glass biodome structure that will grace the Singapore skyline and raise the bar in luxury airports.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-airport-indoor-rainforest-worlds-tallest-indoor-waterfall-162614143.html?linkId=11094070
Singaporeans Are Wordy Travellers, Among Top Contributors On TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor has announced its top contributors of 2014, based on the reviews and opinions submitted on TripAdvisor from its community of millions of travellers worldwide. It seems that Singapore has come out on top, this time as some of TripAdvisor’s top contributors.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singaporeans-wordy-travellers-among-top-020026154.html?linkId=11095228
Former employees of ST Engineering charged with corruption
Three former executives of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (ST Engineering) were charged in court on Thursday under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Penal Code, the large listed firm said.
“ST Engineering does not condone fraud, including corruption and bribery, and is fully committed to proactively mitigating the risk of its occurrence,” the company said in a disclosure to the Singapore Exchange.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/former-employees-of-st-engineering-charged-with-corruption--fraud-055943538.html
25.7% of private homes to get tax cut
Amidst rising vacancies and a sluggish residential market, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) will reduce the property tax for next year of about 73,300 private houses, according to media reports.
This translates to 25.7 percent out of 285,000 private homes in Singapore. Of these, 70,000 are landed and 215,000 are high-rise units. Last year, only two percent saw a reduction in taxes due to a dip in their annual values.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/25-7-private-homes-tax-cut-031633981--sector.html?linkId=11096421
Chinese police seek 100 Vietnamese runaway brides: report
Chinese police are seeking more than 100 Vietnamese brides who vanished after marrying bachelors from a poor rural area, with reports saying Thursday an "organised ring" could be behind the disappearance.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinese-police-seek-100-vietnamese-runaway-brides-report-040042053.html?linkId=11096472
