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September 25, 2026

HDB reviews jumbo conversions, ICA scam losses hit S$8.8m, and Post Malone fills the National Stadium

Friday's Singapore Daily Update — ten stories on HDB's conversion-scheme review, ICA impersonation scams, STI's 5,711 close, SAFE hawker grades, and the first Post Malone stadium concert.

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Public housing policy and scam losses frame the morning, with markets, hawker safety, and a National Stadium concert closing the week.

HDB will review the jumbo flat conversion scheme after a Telok Blangah unit was listed at S$2.18 million, more than 40 per cent above comparables.
ICA and police say at least S$8.8 million was lost to impersonation and fake permanent-resident ads since January across 148 cases.
The STI finished at 5,711.12, up 0.5 per cent, as Far East Orchard's £60 million London student-housing buy drew property names.
CSE Global booked US$150 million in US Gulf LNG electrical contracts while Aspial priced S$75 million of five per cent notes due 2031.
SFA is investigating raw meat left uncovered outside Koufu's Pioneer Mall outlet after crow footage circulated online.
Post Malone headlines the National Stadium on Friday night with Don Toliver, his first standalone Singapore concert.

Photoreal interior of a combined HDB jumbo flat in a mature Singapore estate: two original doorways visible in the connecting wall between merged living areas, afternoon light through louvred windows, bare parquet flooring, stacked cardboard boxes, no people, no logos or readable text.

Opinion

Jumbo Flat Listings Force a Choice on HDB Conversion Rules

A S$2.18 million asking price for a converted Telok Blangah flat shows how a scheme built to house multi-generation families can be repriced as a speculative asset. HDB's review should lengthen holding periods and steer converted flats back toward the households the scheme was designed for.

InfoHandle Editorial Sep 25, 2026

Today's picks

Photoreal wide shot of a packed National Stadium at night, stage lights cutting through haze, crowd silhouettes facing a central performance area, no logos or readable text

Entertainment

Post Malone Brings Big Ass Stadium Tour to National Stadium With Don Toliver

Adam Lee Sep 25, 2026

A photoreal scene of a Singapore hawker centre at lunchtime: a diner holding a phone toward an abstract QR placard on a stall counter, bowls of noodles and kuay teow, steam rising, fluorescent lights, other diners blurred in the background, no logos or readable text.

Health

Parliament Told SAFE Food Grades Reward Year-Round Hawker Track Records

Farah Salleh Sep 25, 2026

A close-up of a stock trading desk in Singapore with two monitors showing abstract candlestick charts and a paper American Depositary Receipt certificate beside a passport, blurred background, no logos or readable text.

Technology

MetaOptics Sets Up Level 1 OTCQX ADR Plan Without Diluting SGX Catalist Float

Nurul Aziz Sep 25, 2026

Photoreal exterior of a modern London student housing block at dusk, with a reflected Singapore skyline in the glass, no logos or readable text.

Stocks

STI Closes at 5,711.12, Up 0.5%, as Far East Orchard London Deal Lifts Sentiment

Priya Nair Sep 25, 2026

Pre-dawn exterior of a heartland Singapore food court beside a neighbourhood mall, stacked plastic delivery crates and a white plastic bag of raw meat on wet pavement near a loading bay, a single grey crow perched on the crate edge, overcast early-morning light, photoreal documentary style, no logos or readable text

Lifestyle

SFA Probes Crow Pecking Raw Meat Left Outside Koufu Pioneer Mall Food Court

Chloe Tan Sep 25, 2026

A person in a Singapore flat at night holding a smartphone to their ear while a laptop shows a blurred application form, a stack of documents and a bank card on the table, warm lamp light, photorealistic, no logos or readable text.

Security

ICA and Police Say S$8.8 Million Lost to Officer Impersonation and Fake PR Ads

Rajesh Pillai Sep 25, 2026

Credit Cards

Aspial Lifestyle Prices S$75 Million Five Percent Notes Due 2031 for Retail Investors

Marcus Goh Sep 25, 2026

Photoreal wide shot of an industrial electrical switchgear room at an LNG construction site on the US Gulf Coast, prefabricated power-distribution modules and cable trays in the foreground, engineers in hard hats and high-visibility vests inspecting equipment, warm late-afternoon light, no logos or readable text.

Business

CSE Global Wins US$150 Million LNG Electrical Contracts Tied to Calcasieu Pass 2

Wei Ling Tan Sep 25, 2026

Photoreal late-afternoon exterior of an older Singapore HDB block where two adjacent three-room units have been merged into one wide jumbo flat on a mid-level floor, laundry poles and aircon ledges along the corridor, neighbouring blocks receding behind, no logos or readable text

Politics

HDB to Review Conversion Scheme After Telok Blangah Jumbo Flat Listed at S$2.18 Million

Sarah Teo Sep 25, 2026

Opinion

Jumbo Flat Listings Force a Choice on HDB Conversion Rules

Entertainment

Post Malone Brings Big Ass Stadium Tour to National Stadium With Don Toliver

Health

Parliament Told SAFE Food Grades Reward Year-Round Hawker Track Records

Technology

MetaOptics Sets Up Level 1 OTCQX ADR Plan Without Diluting SGX Catalist Float

Stocks

STI Closes at 5,711.12, Up 0.5%, as Far East Orchard London Deal Lifts Sentiment

Lifestyle

SFA Probes Crow Pecking Raw Meat Left Outside Koufu Pioneer Mall Food Court

Security

ICA and Police Say S$8.8 Million Lost to Officer Impersonation and Fake PR Ads

Credit Cards

Aspial Lifestyle Prices S$75 Million Five Percent Notes Due 2031 for Retail Investors

Business

CSE Global Wins US$150 Million LNG Electrical Contracts Tied to Calcasieu Pass 2

Politics

HDB to Review Conversion Scheme After Telok Blangah Jumbo Flat Listed at S$2.18 Million

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Business

CSE Global Wins US$150 Million LNG Electrical Contracts Tied to Calcasieu Pass 2

CSE Global has booked US$150 million of LNG electrical and power-distribution work for Calcasieu Pass 2, a 2026-28 order that tests its US Gulf execution and Singapore orderbook.

Wei Ling Tan Sep 25, 2026

Politics

HDB to Review Conversion Scheme After Telok Blangah Jumbo Flat Listed at S$2.18 Million

HDB is reviewing the jumbo flat conversion scheme after a 1,465 sq ft Telok Blangah unit was listed at S$2.18 million — more than 40 per cent above comparable resale flats. No resale application has been filed, and the listing has since been cut to about S$2 million.

Sarah Teo Sep 25, 2026

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