SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 24, 2018--Mumbai’s leading realty firm Omkar Realtors and Developers is set to launch one of the country’s biggest mixed-use realty hubs with an estimated SGD 4.4 billi... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based companies eyeing Malaysia for regional expansion
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is set to be the biggest beneficiary of Singapore-based companies’ expansion into ASEAN due to the growing consumer market and relative ease of doing business, according to a re... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines places its global business up for review and invites agencies to pitch
Singapore Airlines has put its integrated global business up for pitch, inviting agencies via intermediary R3. The airline announced the start of the process with the release of a Request For Informat... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian transport firms providing illegal services in Singapore make drivers see red
SINGAPORE, Aug 17 — Drivers in Malaysia-registered cars are flouting Singapore’s laws by providing point-to-point transport services for tourists here. Under the law, all cars without a Public Service ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports beat forecasts, again thanks to drugs
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore doubled its overseas shipments of pharmaceuticals and food preparations in July from year-ago levels, lifting exports data well above expectations and underlini... ( read original story ...)
Singapore July exports jump 11.8 percent year-on-year, above expectations
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose more than expected in July from a year earlier thanks to a surge in pharmaceutical shipments, official data showed on Friday. Exp... ( read original story ...)
PSO awards first fuel oil import tender in 2 months
SINGAPORE: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) this week awarded its first fuel oil import tender in about two months, two trade sources said. That comes after the company left outstanding import tenders from la... ( read original story ...)
China petchem imports weaken; domestic prices spike on yuan slump
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s appetite for petrochemical imports is waning on rising costs stemming from the continued depreciation of the Chinese yuan, while the consequent surge in domestic demand was f... ( read original story ...)
Only 3 in 10 Singapore business travellers feel confident on data safety
They worry the most about using public wifi during travels. Only over a fourth (27%) of business travellers from Singapore expressed confidence that their employer's data safety will not be compromise... ( read original story ...)
Why the CEO of Singapore’s Sunningdale Tech, Koh Boon Hwee, fired himself
That sentiment helps explain why business succession is such an issue in Singapore, where more than 60 per cent of listed companies are family owned and transitions to new leadership are infrequent. I... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Taxation in Singapore
A company is deemed tax resident in Singapore if the control and management of its business are exercised in Singapore. In general, the place where the directors of a company manage and control its bu... ( read original story ...)
Uber is on a hiring spree in Singapore despite ‘exiting’ Southeast Asia
Uber agreed to sell its Southeast Asia business in March, but it isn’t leaving the region. In fact, the U.S. firm is literally doubling down with plans to more than double its staff in Singapore. That ... ( read original story ...)
Unsustainable growth in manufacturing could hit Singapore’s GDP
The boost from the manufacturing sector could ease in H2 as Chinese import demand cools down. The manufacturing sector’s 10.2% YoY growth was the biggest sector growth for Singapore in Q2, despite gro... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: What Should Singapore Businesses Look Out For When The US Re-Introduces Sanctions On Iran?
At the same time, the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment) Regulations 2017 allowed Singapore businesses to resume trade with Iran. On 8 May 2018, the United States announced its decision to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore data: Jul vessel arrivals for bunkering fall 3% on year to 3,297
Singapore:Bunker fuel sales in Singapore in July fell 8.1% year on year to 4.04 million mt, preliminary data released Monday by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore showed. however, up month o... ( read original story ...)
Asia BD market shrugs off China’s 25% tariff on US imports
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia’s butadiene (BD) market is not expected to take a significant hit even as the key China market will start imposing an additional 25% tariff on US material from 23 August. - US n... ( read original story ...)