THE Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) is a joint initiative by CPA Australia, the National University of Singapore Business School’s Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS), ...
Bitcoin falls to $62k as crypto mirrors stocks crash
Bitcoin price fell more than 6% to reach new lows near $62k on Thursday as August began on a painful note for cryptocurrencies and stocks ...
Jail for syndicate member linked to nearly $8 million worth of fraudulent tax claims
Ang Chee Keong was member of a syndicate that forged at least 183 sales invoices. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore And US Ink 123 Agreement On Civil Nuclear Co-operation During Blinken Tour Of Eastern Asia
Tax Terrorism At Its Worst': Mohandas Pai Reacts To Infosys ... “Today I signed a 123 Agreement on civil nuclear co-operation with Singapore. In addition to deepening our energy partnership with ...
Singapore’s UOB looking at North Asia opportunities as wealth earnings jump
Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) reported a 40% surge in wealth management income during the second quarter and said it was looking at opportunities in North Asia such as in China and Hong Kong ...
Singapore drinks container polluters-pay initiative pushed to 2026 ‘at request of beverage producers’
A scheme operator, newly-licensed and run by a consortium of producers, will have to ensure that over 1,000 return points for emptied bottles and cans are set up islandwide before the new start date.
Crypto-Friendly Sygnum Bank Posts Record Profit and $4.5 Billion in Client Assets
Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Sygnum Bank has announced its ...
Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings to report ‘significant’ net loss after tax for FY2024
Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings (SAM Holdings) is expected to report a “significant” net loss after tax for the FY2024 ended June 30, marking another year of net losses. The group ...
Total employment growth in Singapore doubled in Q2: Advance estimates
SINGAPORE: Total employment growth in the second quarter of the year was more than double that of the previous quarter, according to advance labour market estimates released by the Manpower Ministry ...
‘As yet, there are no credits’: Singapore launches new alliance to source Article 6 offsets for high-emitters
Through the Singapore Carbon Market Association, the country aims to increase the supply of carbon credits that firms can use to offset taxable emissions, says government official.
Singapore signs pact with US to deepen understanding of nuclear reactors, safety
SINGAPORE: Singapore and the United States on Wednesday (July 31) inked a 30-year agreement that will allow the Republic to learn more about the latest nuclear technologies and scientific research ...
Exclusive-New US rule on foreign chip equipment exports to China to exempt some allies, sources say
The Biden administration plans to unveil a new rule next month that will expand U.S. powers to stop exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment from some foreign countries to Chinese chipmakers, ...
Manufacturing and services firms in Singapore upbeat about second half of 2024: Surveys
This is on the back of growing demand in semiconductors, increased travel and consumer spending. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TikTok-owner ByteDance’s Singapore workers suffer mass food poisoning
An office of TikTok-owner ByteDance in Singapore was hit by a mass food poisoning incident on Tuesday, according to local authorities.
Now a Singapore brand, bubble tea chain Playmade sets its sights on the US
BUBBLE tea chain Playmade began as a franchise from Taiwan, but has since become a Singapore brand – and is now poised to expand overseas. Read more at The Business Times.
“I earn $70/day if TP fine me. I can’t afford the S$150 fine” – Netizens sympathise with Singapore taxi driver’s handwritten sign for passengers to fasten seatbelts
SINGAPORE: A photo of a Singapore taxi driver’s handwritten sign urging passengers to fasten their... The post “I earn $70/day if TP fine me. I can’t afford the S$150 fine” – Netizens sympathise with ...