Tan was similarly arrested for attempting to leave Singapore unlawfully. Yahoo News Singapore understands that when approached at sea, Chew and Tan told PCG officers that they were fishing, although there were no indications of them doing so at the point ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s New Chewing Gum Is an iQoS
Back in 1992, Singapore feared that its gleaming new subway would be wrecked by people using something sticky to disable automatic train doors — so it banned chewing gum. Twenty-six years later, the prohibition on the import, manufacture and sale of gum ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore City Harvest megachurch leader Chew Eng Han ‘tries to flee by sea’
A police statement said that preliminary investigations suggested Chew and the other man in the boat were "attempting to depart Singapore illegally," said a police statement. As well as fishing gear, the men were carrying S$5,000 ($3,800; £2,700 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore vs Hong Kong: artists rate them on freedom, cost of studios and how easy it is to get their work shown
It was the dawn of a new millennium. The whole world was having a nervous breakdown about the Y2K bug, and Hong Kong and Singapore were bitten by the art bug. The two former British trading ports turned regional economic powerhouses woke up to the fact ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore medical team audits MGMGH on safe obstetrics
TRICHY: A five-member team of doctors from Singapore International Foundation (SIF), SingHealth and KK Women's and Children's Hospital in Singapore carried out an annual audit at the obstetrics and gynaecology department of Mahatma Gandhi memorial ... ( read original story ...)
More News Than Orders At Singapore Airshow
Big jet makers logged no orders during Singapore Airshow. Boeing and Airbus both saw several milestones during or before the show. NMA discussions are ongoing. From the 6 th until the 11 th of February 2018, the Singapore Airshow took place. Due to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore artist uses Straits Times to illustrate distortions of news media
Some of us will insist that not all news is “fake”. But non-journalists seem increasingly of the view that the media industry is nefarious – just ask POTUS (the president of the United States) and Andrew Li, chairman of the Council of the University ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s brick artist
Jeffrey Kong is an established brick artist in Singapore. He believes that it can be used to build all kinds of objects and express all areas of life - or even death. ( read original story ...)
Singapore is hiking its sales tax, but not until 2021 or later
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said its sales tax will rise to 9 percent from 7 percent, but the change will only come “sometime” between 2021 and 2025, making it likely that the increase would kick in after the city-state’s next general election. ( read original story ...)
Singapore competition agency to look closer at Uber tie-up with ComfortDelGro
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s competition commission said on Monday it plans to do further in-depth assessment of the tie-up between the city-state’s top taxi operator, ComfortDelGro, and Uber [UBER.UL], after an initial review. The agency said it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019
Singapore said Monday it would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make companies more competitive as global agreements on climate change take effect. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said the tax would be levied on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is hiking its GST, but not until 2021 or later
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore confirmed it plans to hike its sales tax to 9 percent from 7 percent, but said the change will only be made “sometime” between 2021 and 2025. Pushing a change till at least three years away surprised some, after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says plans to raise sales tax to 9 percent ‘sometime’ in 2021-2025
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Monday announced it plans to raise its sale tax to 9 percent from 7 percent, but said the change will be only be made “sometime” between 2021 and 2015. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told parliament of the plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: Gearing economy up for greater emphasis on Asia, new tech, ageing population
SINGAPORE - Amid Singapore's strong position riding on a global upturn last year, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat outlined in his Budget speech on Monday (Feb 19) three major shifts in the coming decade: a greater economic emphasis on Asia, the emergence ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares open higher on Monday; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks opened higher on Monday (Feb 19), with the Straits Times Index advancing 0.4 per cent, or 15.08 points to 3,458.59 as at 9.02am. About 64.3 million shares worth S$99.7 million in changed hands. Gainers outnumbered losers 123 to 40. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange to Launch New Indian Derivatives Before NSE Deal Ends
Singapore: Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) said on Monday it will launch successor products to its flagship Indian equity index derivatives before the bourse's licence agreement with the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) expires in August 2018. ( read original story ...)