Daily Briefing: Singapore moneychangers asked to hire guards after robberies; Minister Khaw urges HDB residents to respect officers

And Marina South Pier station opens this weekend.

An industry group representing money changers in Singapore on Tuesday urged members to hire armed guards when transporting large sums of money, after two rare robberies in a city-state seen as one of the world's safest places. View more here.

The Marina South Pier MRT station will start operations on 23 November. Running on the North-South Line, it will serve Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore, Marina South Pier, and future developments in the Marina Bay Downtown area. View more here.

In a blog post this afternoon, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan highlighted the hard work of the housing board and town council officers who help HDB residents. View more here.