SINGAPORE: Ministry of Finance through the Expert Staff for Tax Compliance Suryo Utama says the origin of repatriation and declaration of foreign assets is dominated by six countries. According to Suryo, Singapore is the country wherein most of these funds ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore snap losing streak vs Bahrain in opening Asian Cup qualifier
Coach V. Sundramoorthy was delighted by Singapore's resolve despite a heavy injury count in Bahrain. Singapore got their 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round campaign off to a positive start on Tuesday night by holding Bahrain to a 0-0 draw at the ... ( read original story ...)
Dobot Makes RoboCup Singapore More Fun
SINGAPORE, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of the world's most known and talked about student robot competition, this year's RoboCup Singapore was a bit different than before, with the presence of Dobot's robotic arm and its newly developed mobility ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's current account surplus projected to hit $80.3b in 2017
That’s equivalent to 19.2% of GDP. According to RHB Research, Singapore recorded a balance of payments deficit of S$3.9b in 4Q16, recoiling from its S$5.4b surplus achieved the quarter before. “Current account surplus decreased to S$18.1b, from S$22.8b ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For March 29
Singapore morning news by AEC News Today is your one stop source for Singapore news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. Services productivity worsened in 2016, with average cost of labour per unit of output rising 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms 2 cases of locally-transmitted Zika infections
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed two cases of locally transmitted infections of the Zika virus in a northeastern part of the city state, the National Environment Agency said on Wednesday, describing it as the first Zika cluster of 2017. The viral disease ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Based REIDAO Opens Up A New, Affordable Way To Participate In Real Estate Opportunities
Singapore-based REIDAO is set to create the first digital assets that are backed by real estates. REIDAO is tokenising real estates on the Ethereum blockchain. In doing this REIDAO – described itself as the Groupon for digital assets – is opening doors ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore marketing leaders cite 'serving customer better' as impetus to going digital
Singapore ‘line of business’ (LOB) leaders are expecting digital technologies and priority on technology-related skills as necessary for the future according to a Fujitsu report. The report surveyed 500 Singapore business leaders in marketing, human ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press : SPH Announcement
Singapore Press Holdings Limited (the 'Company') refers to the article published on Bloomberg News on 17 March 2017 entitled 'M1's Shareholders Said to Explore Sale of Singaporean Operator'. The Company, Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Children's Society to run Appropriate Adult scheme
SINGAPORE: The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) has appointed the Singapore Children's Society to run the Appropriate Adult Scheme for Young Suspects for two years. The social service organisation was selected after being evaluated on criteria ... ( read original story ...)
UOB to expand board from 9 to 12 members
All appointments are subject to the approval of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Read also: UOB economists flag two key challenges for Singapore SMEs The current nine-member board is made up of eight men and one woman. A bank spokeswoman declined to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore not ready for 'radical' IPOs like Snap, says local exchange
Snap's controversial "no vote" shares have spurred a debate over the merits of dual-class stocks, and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) — which is striving to become the first Asian market to allow such a structure — said it would not consider a listing as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to shutter 2G services by April 1
Singapore will pull the plug on 2G mobile services on 1 April ... will keep the legacy technology alive in some markets – at least until LTE connectivity becomes more widely used in the M2M space. Pauline Trotter, practice leader at technology research ... ( read original story ...)
Surge in foreign buying in Singapore assets: JLL
Singapore real estate investment trusts were also less active ... They were mainly hit by a double whammy of financial and business services consolidating while the completion of large projects also caused a short-term supply overhang. ( read original story ...)
Singapore dollar forecast to strengthen
SINGAPORE: Interest rate markets are signaling gains for the Singapore dollar amidst expectations of unchanged policy stance in April. “The city-state’s two-year swap has fallen below its US counterpart this year, sending the gap to minus 9.6 basis ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore investors shun real estate deals in home market
Domestic investment in Singapore real estate fell 16 percent in 2016, according to JLL. Unlike other countries in the Asia Pacific, Singapore saw domestic real estate investment drop 16 percent in 2016, while inbound investment surged 441 percent from ... ( read original story ...)