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 ...
‘No brainer’: Thailand to become second in Southeast Asia to tax carbon emissions
In time, Thailand's strategy could give its industries a competitive edge while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, experts say. Singapore was the first in the region to introduce a carbon tax in 2019.
Vietnam remains as the largest rice exporter to Singapore
Vietnam remained as the largest rice exporter to Singapore in the first half of 2024, accounting for 32.69% of the overall market share, according to Radio the Voice of Vietnam.
Singapore’s employment growth strengthens in Q2 despite seasonal dip in resident employment
SINGAPORE’S employment levels expanded in the second quarter at a faster rate than in Q1, despite a slight decline in overall resident employment due to seasonal factors, advance data from the ...
Singapore Approves Edible Insects Amid Food Security Push
The seaside restaurant is the first eatery to put insects on the menu after the city state’s stringent food authority this month approved for human consumption 16 species ranging from crickets to ...
The SEC has charged an a16z and Sequoia-backed crypto startup founder with fraud
The founder of once-hyped crypto startup BitClout is facing trouble. On Tuesday, the SEC charged him with fraud and other offenses.