SINGAPORE: A power outage at a Johor Bahru checkpoint resulted long queues for travellers on Wednesday (Dec 6) morning. According to travellers on social media, the power outage at the Bangunan Sultan ...
Singapore MAS sets robust crypto framework for 2024
In a significant development for the cryptocurrency sector, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has detailed its latest regulatory framework to enhance the governance and operational standards ...
Singapore retail sales dip in October, breaking 8-month streak
SINGAPORE - Retail sales in October dipped, breaking an eight-month streak of increases. Read more at straitstimes.com.
She made gods for 70 years: meet the matriarch of Singapore’s last handcrafted Taoist deity producer
Singapore grandmother Tan Chwee Lian carved warriors and Taoist gods for most of her life. She leaves intricate tasks to younger members of the family now, but still greets visitors to the workshop.
Singapore’s carbon tax hikes should be higher than planned to speed up action: MAS’ Menon
DUBAI] SINGAPORE’s carbon tax needs to go even higher to accelerate climate action to address global warming, Ravi Menon, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said on ...
Singapore PMI Accelerates In November – S&P Global
The private sector in Singapore continued to expand in November, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed on ...
How does Singapore monitor radiation levels in water, land and air?
Currently, 10 probes that line the perimeter of the country “sniff” the air every second to check if radiation particles are present.
Singapore’s carbon tax should increase higher than currently planned: MAS’ Menon
SINGAPORE’s carbon tax needs to go even higher to accelerate climate action to address global warming, Ravi Menon, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said on Monday ...
Singapore business confidence for Q1 2024 continues recovery
SINGAPORE - Local business sentiment is improving for the second consecutive quarter as firms look ahead to the first three months of 2024, amid mixed outlooks for different sectors. Data from the ...
T-bills in Singapore: What it is, how to buy and the latest cut-off yield (28 November 2023)
The latest six-month Treasury Bills (T-bills) issued on 28 November 2023 had a cut-off yield of 3.8 per cent per annum, and the cut-off price was 98.105.With a S$13 billion applied amount, the total ...
IRA announces property tax rebate for 2024 to alleviate impact of increases
SINGAPORE: On Thursday, Nov 30, the Inland Revenue Authority (IRA) announced the property tax rebate for 2024 to alleviate the impact of increases in property taxes. In the coming year, property taxes ...
Mercosur to sign trade deal with Singapore
Brazil’s exports to Singapore amounted to $8.345 billion—of which US$5.77 billion corresponds to refined and crude oil, while Singaporean imports of Brazilian products amounted to around $1 billion.
India resumes imports of Venezuelan oil, Reliance seeks direct deal
Indian refiners have resumed buying Venezuelan oil through intermediaries, with Reliance set to meet executives from state firm PDVSA next week to discuss oil sales following the easing of U.S.
VTAC shareholders vote to buy live-streaming app 17Live for Singapore’s first Spac merger
SINGAPORE – Shareholders of Temasek-backed Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation (VTAC) have voted to merge with Taiwanese live-streaming platform 17Live to become Singapore’s first special ...
Singapore stocks end higher amid mixed regional trading, STI up 0.6%
Key regional indexes had mixed trading, despite November being Wall Street’s best month in over a year. The Nikkei 225 and Australian shares both fell 0.2 per cent, the Hang Seng was down 1.3 per cent ...
Singapore property tax for most homes to increase in 2024, government to give up to 100% rebate
SINGAPORE – Property tax (PT) in Singapore is set to go up as the annual values (AV) of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and most private residential properties will increase with effect from ...