Daily Briefing: What you need to know about the AHPETC saga; Singapore falls three places in press freedom ranking

And 1 in 2 singles unable to choose new two-room flat.

Singapore's lead opposition party, the Workers' Party, runs a town council overseeing all the constituencies it now represents, called the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC). In an ongoing saga, the AHPETC has been facing questions over, among others, its management of its accounts, as well as the collection of its service and conservancy charges (S&CC). View more here.

In terms of press freedom, Singapore ranks 153 out of 180 countries in the world, just below Russia, according to Paris-based watchdog Reporters Without Borders. View more here.

About 18,300 singles had applied to buy two-room Build-to-Order (BTO) flats since July 2013, and about 9,000 of them were able to select a flat. View more here.

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