Daily Briefing: No signs of a property overload overseas; Higher subsidies for pioneers unveiled

Singapore rattled over flag-burning incident.

• More than 20 individual overseas property exhibitions are taking place in Singapore this weekend, the highest number this year, highlighting how local investors are still looking overseas to avoid the uncertain direction of the local property market. Read more here.
• Members of Singapore’s pioneer generation will benefit from higher subsidies under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) from 1 September, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said Saturday evening at the World Family Doctors’ Day gala dinner. Find out more here.
• The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued a strong statement to the Vietnamese government over the burning of a Singapore flag during a protest in Vietnam. Read more here.