Daily Briefing: Singapore's teen births fall to 20-year low; Lapses found in AHPETC's FY12-13 financials

And Sengkang site tender may heat up competition in EC market.

The number of babies born to teenage girls in Singapore may have dropped to a 20-year low, but at the same time, underage sex cases are on the rise, according to reports in The Straits Times on Monday. View more here.

The Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) said it found “several lapses” in the financial statements of the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council for fiscal year 2012-13. View more here.

The top bid submitted for an executive condominium (EC) site in Sengkang was the lowest offered for an EC site since July 2011, according to consultants quoted in the media. View more here.

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