Employees who can work from home (WFH) should do so by default, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH), as Singapore intensifies their restrictions after increasing COVID-19 cases. The MOH said ... ( read original story ...)
Property agents, buyers jailed for evading $69,000 in stamp duty by backdating option to purchase
They backdated an option to purchase to avoid paying higher additional buyer's stamp duty for a condo unit.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Goes Back Home; U.S. Starts Boosters: Virus Update
The U.S. will start giving Covid-19 booster shots to millions of Americans on Friday as the nation steps up its fight against the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hawkers get help going online with central delivery interface
Stallholders of 113 hawker centres across the country will receive financial support and other help to get them onto food delivery platforms, including FoodPanda and Deliveroo, which are banding ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer in Talks Over Full License for COVID-19 Vaccine in Singapore
Pfizer Inc is in discussions with Singapore's Health Sciences Authority regarding obtaining a full license application for its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in response to a query from Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Returns to Work-From-Home as Covid Cases Surge
Singapore made work-from-home the default and tightened rules to allow a maximum of two people to meet in restaurants or other social settings, as it seeks to rein in mostly mild cases that could ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s payment system is designed for connectivity resilience, says monetary authority
Sopnendu Mohanty of the Monetary Authority of Singapore says linking up Singapore and India's payment systems, PayNow and Unified Payments Interface, "tests Singapore's payment system to the extreme." ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sets up new fund to support businesses to conduct IPOs
Singapore's move to launch a new fund to support startups can help businesses conduct initial public offerings (IPOs), experts have said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s daily Covid-19 cases to hit over 3,000 if unchecked, straining hospitals already under ‘tremendous pressure’, says task force
Singapore must act now to slow down the unexpectedly rapid pace of increase in Covid-19 cases, which, if left unchecked, will lead to a daily new case count of 3,200 in the next week, the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to ramp up plans to handle 5,000 daily new COVID cases: Ong Ye Kung
Singapore will start ramping up plans to be ready to handle 5,000 daily new COVID-19 cases, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Friday (24 September), amid an ongoing coronavirus surge that is rising ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to go back to 2-person dine-in rule for 4 weeks from Monday
Singapore will return to a two-person dining-in rule for a period of four weeks from next Monday (27 September), as it bids to slow down community COVID-19 transmission. ( read original story ...)
Virus spike hits Singapore as it awaits economic data; Philippine stocks cheer record low rates
Equities in the Philippines outshone their emerging Asian peers on Friday after its central bank kept interest rates at record lows, while stocks in Singapore were hit as the city-state logged record ... ( read original story ...)
Shields up: Singapore defends against market volatility with 7.7% YTD gain
Thanks to the renewal of interest in the Singapore market. The Singapore market continues to stay strong with a year-to-date (YTD) gain of 7.7%, according to a report from OCBC. This is despite the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to tighten COVID-19 curbs after rise in infections
Singapore said on Friday it will tighten COVID-19 curbs from next week to limit social gatherings to two people and make working from home a default, in a bid to contain a spike in infections and ... ( read original story ...)
3 out 10 Singapore-based manufacturers optimistic on business conditions
The electronics cluster showed the most optimism. The Economic Development Board (EDB) announced that 3 out of 10 Singapore manufacturers were optimistic with business conditions. Meanwhile, 6% ... ( read original story ...)
First Singapore Fintech Achieves International Recognition To Elevate Trust In Digital Payment
Cube Payment Services Pte Ltd (CubePay), a leading digital payment financial technology company headquartered in Singapore, announced achieving both Information Security Management System (ISMS): ... ( read original story ...)