Daily Briefing: 25 fewer BTO flats next year; Singapore deemed top destination for 2015

And Maori All Blacks scrapped National Stadium match over poor pitch state.

Only 16,000 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats will be launched in 2015, down 25 percent from this year, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan in a blog post. View more here.

The year 2015 will belong to destinations like Singapore, Washington DC and the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, each for reaching milestone anniversaries and presenting globetrotters with unique experiences and the “wow” factor, say travel experts at Lonely Planet. View more here.

Singapore's new National Stadium suffered fresh embarrassment Tuesday when the Maori All Blacks scrapped their November 15 match against Asia Pacific Dragons over the poor state of its pitch. View more here.

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