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1. HDB playground design guidelines take effect, Woodlands upgrades under way

   6 days ago The Straits Times 628 Woodlands Ring Road, Woodlands, Singapore 9.1 km

   Singapore's Housing Board released playground design guidelines in December 2025 setting mandatory features for playgrounds in new Build-To-Order estates and those being redesigned or upgraded, including HDB public parks. The rules group play into physical, creative and social categories, and the first playground built to them, the Kingfisher, is coming to 628 Woodlands Ring Road as part of an estate upgrade. Other Woodlands playgrounds, including a chicken-themed one at 619 Woodlands Drive 52 and a crab tower at 631 Woodlands Ring Road, are also planned.

2. Property agent flags repeated unauthorised entry into Woodlands flat under renovation

   6 days ago Mothership Woodlands, Singapore 8.7 km

   A property agent has raised concerns after people believed to be neighbours allegedly entered a Woodlands flat under renovation on two separate occasions, taking photos and walking through the kitchen and rooms. The agent posted footage on TikTok on Sep. 3 asking whether the behaviour amounts to trespassing, and said workers who told them off were ignored.