MUIS is reopening registration for the Haj for Singaporean Muslims on Feb 21, 2023 through the new portal, MyHajSG.
SPH Media circulation numbers found to be inflated by 10-12pc; senior staff taken to task, Singapore govt probe underway
The daily circulation numbers of SPH Media titles, which include The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao, were found to have been inflated by between 85,000
Singapore companies ahead of global peers in approach to digitalising customer experience and engagement: DBS research
Singapore companies are ahead of their global peers in their approach to digitalising their customer experience and engagement, according to research conducted by DBS Bank. The research surveyed 1,225 ...
18 property agents disciplined in last five years for marketing HDB flats which breached MOP rules
Six of them had their registration suspended for between seven and 48 weeks and were fined between $2,000 and $5,000. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Property agents disciplined over breaches relating to HDB minimum occupancy rules; cases rise
SINGAPORE — Disciplinary action has been taken against 18 property agents who helped clients market Housing Board flats that may not have met the minimum occupation period (MOP) between 2017 and 2022, ... ( read original story ...)
Property agents suspended and fined for selling BTO flats before MOP: Desmond Lee
Disciplinary action has been taken against property agents who helped homeowners sell BTO flats before the minimum occupancy period (MOP), Desmond Lee told Parliament on Monday (Jan 9).The Minister ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Kay Hian raises Genting Singapore TP to $1.15 as gaming sector stands to realise ‘full potential’ of China reopening
Analysts have maintained their “overweight” rating for the regional gaming sector, which stand to benefit from China's reopening.
Singapore shares start the week higher; STI up 0.9%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.9 per cent or 28.95 points to close at 3,305.67 points on Monday (Jan 9), as Asian markets tracked a surge on Wall Street. Read more at The Business Times.
China issues second set of 2023 oil import quotas, up from 2022
China issued a second batch of 2023 crude oil import quotas, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter and documents reviewed by Reuters on Monday, raising the total for this year by 20% ...
Why isn’t Singapore imposing Covid-19 tests for travellers from China?
SINGAPORE - China resumed outbound leisure travel from Sunday (Jan 8), and removed quarantine requirements for returning travellers.In reaction, some countries are conducting polymerase chain reaction ...
Ministerial statement: Ong Ye Kung on Singapore’s response to the current global COVID-19 situation
The Government is “acutely aware” of public concerns surrounding potential COVID-19 risks posed by China’s reopening on 8 January, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. In a ministerial statement to ...
Singapore’s Covid-19 measures have kept cases from China low; changes to travel volume to be ‘carefully’ calibrated
SINGAPORE’S Covid-19 measures have already kept imported infections and severe cases from China low despite the latter’s current wave, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on Monday (Jan 9), ...
Singapore to ‘carefully restore’ air links with China; PPE requirements stepped up for Changi Airport staff
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements have been stepped up for all workers with passenger-facing and janitorial duties.
Singapore anticipates tourists from China, but hotel bookings are slow to come
Around the world, China’s emergence from isolation is getting mixed reactions, with Europe abuzz with excitement and Thailand cautiously optimistic.
Indian-origin woman jailed for 14 years in Singapore for fatally abusing maid
Singapore: Prema S Naraynasamy pleaded guilty in November 2021 to 48 charges, mostly of voluntarily causing hurt to domestic help.
AmInvest eyes 5-10% near-term growth in foreign market investment
AmInvestment Bank Bhd (AmInvest) is aiming for five to 10 per cent growth in its foreign investing services (FIS) in the near term from about 0.5 per cent of its total trade value in the foreign ...