Under Singapore’s Household Services Scheme, foreign workers can be employed by companies instead of households, meaning they are no longer trapped in their employer’s house round the clock. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,009 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
Singapore's health ministry reported 1,009 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest since April last year. A recent rise in cases after the relaxation of some COVID-19 measures has prompted ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s The Online Citizen news website stops operating after government suspends its license
"The licensing regime is simply meant to strike fear in the minds of the would-be donors and subscribers to prevent them from supporting independent journalism in Singapore." ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore To Trial Import Of Hydropower From Laos
Singapore To Trial Import Of Hydropower From Laos. September 18th, 2021 | 11:20 AM | 22 views. VIENTIANE. Singapore will begin trialling the import of hydropowe ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 935 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
Singapore's health ministry reported 935 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest since April last year. A man receives his vaccination at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks inch higher despite muted export growth
Investors sent the local market higher on Friday despite export growth for August missing an analyst forecast. The Straits Times Index (STI) inched up 0.2 per cent, or 6.69 points, to 3,071.23 points ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines uses up last $600m of $8.8b from 2020 rights issue
Net proceeds of $6.2 billion from additional mandatory convertible bonds yet to be utilised.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Aims to Lure High-Growth Firms to List on City’s Bourse
The Government unveiled a package of initiatives on Friday to attract high-growth, high-tech local and regional companies to list on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The biggest initiative is the setting ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s multi-label boutique Nana & Bird launches new scent, pre-loved wear
Located at Yong Siak Street, the homegrown label houses its namesake label, local as well as international brands. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange could receive its first SPAC listing application within weeks, CEO says
SGX is speaking with potential SPAC sponsors and seeing "a robust pipeline" of potential listings, its CEO Loh Boon Chye told CNBC in an exclusive interview. ( read original story ...)
Company director fined for evading GST on imports of bicycle frames and components
SINGAPORE: A company director was fined S$64,000 for evading Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 46 shipments of bicycle frames and components, Singapore Customs said on Friday (Sep 17). Marco Dittrich, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore domestic exports up 2.7% in August
Enterprise Singapore announced via a news release that Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose in August by 2.7% on a y-o-y. This is lower than the 12.7% growth recorded in July. Electronics ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Sichuan trade grew more than 10% in first six months of 2021
SINGAPORE - Bilateral trade between Singapore and China's Sichuan province grew more than 10 per cent year on year between January and June this year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil export growth slows to 2.7% in August, below forecasts
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) expanded at a much slower pace last month, with a drop in non-electronics shipments though electronics exports remained robust. Key shipments ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s August exports rise 2.7% y/y, miss forecast
Singapore's August non-oil domestic exports (NODX) expanded 2.7%from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, the slowest pace since November due to a drop in non-electronics shipments. ( read original story ...)
High-growth tech firms seeking to list in Singapore get financing boost including $1.5b fund
The initiatives will enhance Singapore as a destination for capital raising by local and regional enterprises.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)