Singapore will amend a law that allowed a megachurch pastor to escape a harsher prison term for fraud despite funnelling millions in church funds into his wife's music career, a senior official said Monday, following a public backlash. In a case that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore rethinks law after ‘too low’ megachurch fraud sentences
Singapore: Singapore’s government is seeking to amend a law that led to shortened sentences for church leaders convicted of misusing millions of dollars, in a case that has gripped the city-state where there is little tolerance for corruption. This ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and China pledge to deepen defence collaboration
SINGAPORE - Singapore and China have agreed to deepen collaboration between their armed forces following a meeting of defence ministers from both countries. China's Defence Minister, General Chang Wanquan, who arrived in Singapore on Sunday (Feb 4) for an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore jobseekers’ top gripes: Slow feedback, poor communication
SINGAPORE - Singapore employers are potentially alienating job candidates with their slow feedback and poor communication during the recruitment process, new research from recruitment consultancy Robert Half shows. Nearly half of the 500 jobseekers polled ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines plans blockchain tech for frequent flyer spending
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines plans to use blockchain technology to give its frequent flyers a new way to spend their accumulated miles, it said on Monday. The company said a digital wallet app for its KrisFlyer loyalty programme would be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airshow: Airbus showcases latest wide-body aircraft
SINGAPORE - Airbus is showcasing its twin-engine A350-1000 at the Singapore Airshow this week, as it looks to garner more interest in the company's latest wide-body aircraft. This is the first time the 366-seat jetliner - a longer variant of the 325-seat ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore seeks to amend law after “too low” City Harvest Church fraud sentences
SINGAPORE - Singapore's government is seeking to amend a law that led to shortened sentences for church leaders convicted of misusing millions of dollars, in a case that has gripped the city-state where there is little tolerance for corruption. This ... ( read original story ...)
‘World’s least exciting cities’: Singapore hits back over ranking
Singapore's tourism agency has hit back at lifestyle magazine Time Out for ranking the wealthy city state among the world's least exciting cities, by releasing a video that mockingly declares, "There is nothing exciting to do." The magazine's City Life ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore from being the world’s freest economy
SINGAPORE: Singapore loses to Hong Kong in The Heritage Foundation’s economic freedom index for 2018, landing on the second spot for the freest economy the world. According to the index, Singapore’s economic freedom score rose by 0.2 points from 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore still 2nd freest economy
SINGAPORE: Singapore retained its position as the second freest economy in the world for the 24th consecutive year, but the margin with top-ranked rival Hong Kong has widened further. Singapore scored 88.8 points on the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: ICA seizes 4,567 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes; 4 men arrested
They were arrested on the spot by Singapore Customs officers. Singapore Customs Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Tuesday that it four men have been arrested for dealing with more than 4,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes. ( read original story ...)
Malaysian among four people held in Singapore following recovery of cigarettes with unpaid duties
In the operation on Jan 28, the Singapore Customs had worked with Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Sunday to monitor entry of a Malaysia-registered bowser truck suspected of being used to deliver cigarettes with unpaid duties. In a joint ... ( read original story ...)
Increase in cell phone import duty could spell trouble at WTO
A number of countries including Japan, the EU, Canada, the US, Chinese Taipei, Norway, Vietnam, Thailand ,Singapore, Korea and Australia had accused India of flouting the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA) rules when it imposed import duties on ... ( read original story ...)
The Companies Act in India, Customs Procedures in Russia, and Transfer Pricing in Vietnam – Asia Investment Brief
Underpinned by both rising disposable income and progressively aging population, Singapore offers various business opportunities in healthcare and medical technologies sectors. South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk highlights the pre-market IP issues that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For January 30
Import prices increased 5.8%, whilst export prices were up by 2.9%. Singapore’s National Statistics Office reported that Singapore’s import and export prices went up by 5.8% and 2.9% YoY, respectively, in 2017. The move came after a programme developed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore still 2nd freest economy in the world but gap with top-ranked Hong Kong widens
SINGAPORE - Singapore retained its position as the second freest economy in the world for the 24th consecutive year, but the margin with top-ranked rival Hong Kong has widened further. Singapore scored 88.8 points on the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom ... ( read original story ...)