Singapore Airlines: two all-new business class seats for 2017-18

Receive 75,000 Qantas Points when you spend $2,500 on eligible purchases in the first 3 months plus no annual fee for the first year. T&Cs, fees and charges. Online offer only. Click here to apply now. All-new Airbus A380 business class launches mid-2017 ... ( read original story ...)

Lakdhanavi, LTL subsidiaries import oil direct from Singapore

The two subsidiary companies of Lakdhanavi Ltd and LTL Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, namely, Raj Lanka Power Company Ltd (RLPCL) and Lakdhanavi Bangla Power Ltd (LBPL) which operate two thermal power plants with the capacity of 104 MW in Bangladesh commenced their ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore imposes tax on foreign registered cars

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Monday that all foreign-registered cars will have to pay a Reciprocal Road Charge (RRC). The cars would be levied $4.48 per-entry when they enter Singapore via the Tuas or Woodlands ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore shares rebound after two days of losses

SINGAPORE: Singapore shares rebounded yesterday following two straight days of losses amid a mixed showing across Asia. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 32.07 points, or 1.07 per cent, to 3,025.07 – up 62.44 points or 2.11 per cent for the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore December exports seen up 5.8% but outlook remains weak

SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports in December were expected to rise from a year earlier, but analysts remain cautious about the outlook, a Reuters poll found on Friday (Jan 13). Non-oil domestic exports likely rose 5.8 per cent ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: Throw-away nation

Singapore's leading brewing company, Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), has also gone big on recycling. It proudly told The Business Times that it has been consistently sending just one per cent of its waste to the landfill in the last few years. Its head of ... ( read original story ...)

21 foreigners nabbed over illegal cigarettes in Singapore

The duo were among 21 foreign workers on work permits caught last year, for their involvement in duty-unpaid cigarette activities, said a media release from the Singapore Customs Thursday. In response to queries, a spokesman said it started monitoring the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore companies braced for challenges ahead: KPMG

Business sentiment on the ground in Singapore is chilly - worse than during the 2008 global financial crisis, a new survey has found. But even as companies face intense short-term pressures, they are preparing long-term growth plans. KPMG's pre-Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore urged to increase tax deduction on medical expenses

SINGAPORE: As the city-state’s population starts to age and adopt unhealthy lifestyles, one in four Singaporeans over the age of 40 now has at least one chronic disease. Rising medical costs have hampered access to healthcare treatment, and Deloitte ... ( read original story ...)

More foreign workers helping to push duty-unpaid cigarettes

SINGAPORE — More foreign workers are helping to deliver duty-unpaid cigarettes to earn money on the side, Singapore Customs said on Thursday (Jan 12), disclosing that 21 such individuals were arrested for these offences last year. These foreign workers ... ( read original story ...)

Centre to boost production for export

Singapore-based investment holding firm Commonwealth Capital ... The company hopes to derive at least 50 per cent of its revenue from exports in the next two years - a major increase from its current share, which Mr Kwan said is "very little". ( read original story ...)

Singapore hits slowest economic expansion since 2009

It registered a full-year growth of 1.8% in 2016. Singapore’s economic growth quickened to the fastest pace in more than three years last quarter as manufacturing and services rebounded, according to a report from Bloomberg. Gross domestic product rose ... ( read original story ...)