Do taxes in Singapore really need to go up?

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Higher taxes have become the talk of the town in the run-up to Budget 2018. A tax increase has been touted by experts as the most logical and sustainable response to Singapore's growing spending needs. But do taxes really ... ( read original story ...)

BJP sees huge scam in Malaysian sand import, seeks ED probe

The company gave documents of EMD at Axios Credit Bank in Singapore, but this bank has no branch in Singapore. Import-export rules were violated even while fixing the quality control agency and a big scam has taken place in this Rs 5,000-crore transaction ... ( read original story ...)

Shettar demands CBI inquiry into m-sand import

is also a fake one as the bank doesn't have its branch in Singapore," he explained. Elaborating on the price, he said Tamil Nadu is importing m-sand from Malaysia at Rs 925 per tonne. But MSIL has committed to pay Rs 2,300 per tonne to the company and Rs ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines : crew member held at Delhi Airport

New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport arrested a crew member of Singapore Airlines with 1048 grams of gold, worth Rs more than Rs.31 lakhs. "The Officers of Air Customs Preventive IGI Airport ... ( read original story ...)

Exports to Southeast Asia forecast to keep upward trend

Vietnam’s exports to many Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Cambodia have grown strongly recently and are predicted to continue the upward trend in 2018. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade ... ( read original story ...)

Sri Lanka, Singapore sign Free Trade Agreement

Sri Lanka on Tuesday signed its first comprehensive two-way free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore, aiming to expand its export market and boost investment amid heavy debt and diminishing export demand from Western nations and Europe. The signing of the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore, Sri Lanka sign FTA, annual savings of $10m expected

The deal guarantees tariff-free access for Singapore exports to Sri Lanka on 80 per cent of all tariff lines for 15 years, a statement from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said. Singapore already applies a zero tariff rate for 99 per cent of the ... ( read original story ...)

Lanka signs free trade pact with Singapore

Sri Lanka yesterday signed its first comprehensive two-way free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore, aiming to expand its export market and boost investment amid heavy debt and diminishing export demand from Western nations and Europe. Both countries ... ( read original story ...)