Both look real one, but use "beauty filters" to soften the look   Not the right comparison, but these 2 look worse than your Luigi loving ex-ATB  

🏠 A 5-room HDB flat in Kallang just sold for a record $1.58m, beating a higher-floor unit by nearly $39k   With about 89 years remaining on its lease, the record-setting flat at Kallang Trivista carries one of the longest tenures among five-room resale units in the town.   READ: https://asia1.news/4xTe8OD   Follow @AsiaOnecom for all the latest updates.   Here's the full detailed breakdown 👇       🏠 KALLANG TRIVISTA 5-ROOM HDB — NEW RESALE RECORD   Announced: 28 Sep 2026 | Transacted: Sep 2026 Address: Block 8A Upper Boon Keng Road, #28–30 (Kallang Trivista) Price: $1,588,888 → $1,273 psf Size: 1,249 sq ft | Type: 5-Room Premium Apartment Lease remaining: ~89 years 10 months Completed: 2017 (≈9 years old)        📈 THE RECORD BREAKDOWN   - Previous record: $1,550,000 ($1,231 psf) — City View @ Boon Keng, 31–33rd floor, 1,259 sq ft, sold Oct 2025 - Difference: +$38,888 higher — even though the new record unit is on a LOWER floor band (28–30 vs 31–33) - First ever 5-room resale in Kallang/Whampoa to cross $1.58M   🏗️ DEVELOPMENT & UNIT CONTEXT   - Kallang Trivista: 3 blocks × 28 storeys, 270 units total - Block 8A mix: 81 × 3-room | 162 × 4-room | only 27 × 5-room → extreme scarcity - Recent sales in same block: - Jul 2026: 1–3rd floors, same size → $1,330,000 ($1,064 psf) - Mar 2021: 16–18th floors, same size → $1,068,000 ($855 psf) - → Just +$258,888 (19.5%) in 2 months vs the July 2026 sale   📊 TOP 5 KALLANG/WHAMPOA 5-ROOM RESALES (all-time)   Rank Project Floor Price psf Date  🥇 Kallang Trivista, Blk 8A 28–30 $1,588,888 $1,273 Sep 2026  🥈 City View @ Boon Keng, Blk 8 31–33 $1,550,000 $1,231 Oct 2025  🥉 City View @ Boon Keng, Blk 7 25–27 $1,540,000 — Sep 2025  4 City View @ Boon Keng, Blk 9 16–18 $1,521,000 — Jul 2026  5 City View @ Boon Keng, Blk 9 22–24 $1,490,000 — May 2025    Source: Stackedhomes / HDB data   📏 MARKET CONTEXT   - Town median (past 12 months): $970,000 across 134 transactions - Record price = $618,888 ABOVE median - Other Sep 2026 5-room sales in town: $920K–$1.138M → $450K+ gap from premium cluster - Price ceiling progression: $1.49M (May 2025) → $1.55M → $1.588M (Sep 2026)   ✅ WHY IT COMMANDED SUCH A PREMIUM   1. Lease tenure: ~89+ years remaining — far longer than typical 55–75 yrs in older blocks → no loan tenure restrictions 2. Scarcity: Only 27 five-room units in the block; high-floor ones rarely come up 3. Location: ~5-min walk to Kallang MRT (EWL); near Boon Keng amenities, Kallang River & park connector 4. Views: Unblocked riverside views — rare for newer public housing 5. Schools: Within 2km of 7+ primary schools 6. Premium cluster effect: Buyers paying premium for newer BTO/DBSS stock vs older 1970s–90s flats       Source: Stackedhomes / AsiaOne / Mothership — published 26–28 Sep 2026

Looks like death penalty is not a deterrent. Good policing is the only solution.

🤯 Over $1 million worth of drugs seized following bust at Tuas Checkpoint, raid in Tampines   Estimated to be worth more than $1 million, the haul could potentially feed the addiction of around 4,598 abusers for a week.   READ: https://asia1.news/4yp2FHI   Follow @AsiaOnecom for all the latest updates.   Here's the full detailed account of the bust 👇       🚨 OVER $1M WORTH OF DRUGS SEIZED — TUAS CHECKPOINT + TAMPINES RAID   Announced: Mon 28 Sep 2026 (joint ICA & CNB release) Incident date: Tue 23 Sep 2026 Total value: > S$1,000,000 Impact: Enough drugs to supply ~4,598 abusers for one week        🔹 Part 1 — Tuas Checkpoint Interception   - Suspect: 32-year-old Malaysian male, riding a Malaysia-registered motorcycle  - Detection: Selected for enhanced screening. ICA officers found sealed packets labelled as commercial biscuits hidden in the motorcycle's rear storage box  - CNB follow-up: Further search uncovered more identical packets - Haul from motorcycle: - Heroin: 6,961g (~6.96kg) - Ice (Methamphetamine): 1,116g (~1.12kg) - Cannabis: 1,032g (~1.03kg)    🔹 Part 2 — Tampines Follow-Up Operation   - Based on leads from the checkpoint bust, CNB launched an operation the same day in the Tampines Street 83 area  - Suspect: 41-year-old Singaporean male, arrested for suspected drug offences - Haul from residence: - Heroin: 790g - Cannabis: 602g - Ice: 127g - Ecstasy tablets: 51g - Ketamine: 21g - Cash seized: S$33,086   🔹 Combined Totals   - Heroin: 7,751g - Ice: 1,243g - Cannabis: 1,634g - Plus Ecstasy & Ketamine — total weight > 9kg    🔹 Legal Context   Under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act, importing/trafficking amounts above these thresholds carries potential mandatory death penalty:   - 15g pure heroin - 250g methamphetamine - 500g cannabis  Investigations against both suspects are ongoing.       Sources: CNA, The Straits Times, AsiaOne, BERNAMA — 28 Sep 2026

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