Singapore Customs seize 5,000 bags of counterfeit rice

SINGAPORE: More than 5,000 bags of counterfeit rice imported from India were seized, Singapore Customs said on Friday. The owner of the Singapore-registered trademark, who suspected that the imported rice infringed its trademark, had reported the shipment ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-Russia ties are strong and can grow further: Tharman

This relationship can grow and both countries can benefit," he told an audience of 200 business and government leaders at the Russia-Singapore Business Forum (RSBF). The event, organised by trade-promotion agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore at ... ( read original story ...)

The Curious Case Of The Singapore Worker

SINGAPORE workers are caught between their cubicle and a hard ... Some people work long hours for no good reason at all, says an analyst at an investment bank whom The Business Times (BT) will call "James". "There are people who stay late in the office ... ( read original story ...)

Ban on flavoured tobacco products will hurt business: Retailers

SINGAPORE — Retailers have strongly objected to a proposal ... 99 per cent of the respondents stated that such a prohibition would negatively affect their business, while 97 per cent were concerned that the move could lead adult smokers to turn to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's economy grows by 1.1% in Q3

Growth was weighed down primarily by the weak performance of the business services and wholesale and retail trade sectors. The MTI said for the rest of the year, Singapore's GDP growth is expected to remain modest, while for 2017, global growth is ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s exports forecast to reflect contraction of 5.5%

External demand has remained stubbornly weak, with China, the euro zone and the United States — Singapore’s top three trading partners — importing less from the Republic. Amid fresh uncertainty around global trade sparked by US President-elect Donald ... ( read original story ...)

Indonesia, Singapore sign banana exports contract

SINGAPORE: Indonesia’s biggest banana producer, Nusantara Tropical Farm, signed a memorandum of understanding with Benelux Flower and Food for its first Cavendish banana export to Singapore. The contract was signed during the Fruit Indonesia 2016 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore exports slump in Q3, forecast for year downgraded

SINGAPORE: Exports in Singapore slumped in the third quarter, declining 5.4 per cent from the previous year, according to figures released by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore on Thursday (Nov 24). The contraction follows a 0.2 per cent decline in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Telco’s mobile revenue declines

SINGAPORE: Originally, there were three parties vying to be Singapore’s fourth telco, namely MyRepublic, TPG Telecom and airYotta. Last Wednesday, airYotta had to drop out from the race as it did not meet the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s ... ( read original story ...)