A more realistic global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent may bring it closer to global acceptance and soften its negative impact on ... ( read original story ...)
Nightlife, karaoke business still see a future despite the ongoing COVID-19 challenges
SINGAPORE: Their businesses may have been hit hard, their dance floors converted to pop-up restaurants and their karaoke rooms turned into work ... ( read original story ...)
Creative Capital: The botanical architect in Singapore who makes preserved moss art
InOut Atelier's Chia Ming Kuang creates terrariums and preserved moss installations to reconnect people to nature. ( read original story ...)
4 kids from family of infected Changi Business Park cleaning supervisor among new Covid-19 cases
There are now 17 cases in the cluster involving cleaners who work at the business park.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore lifts import restrictions on food from Fukushima Prefecture
Singapore has removed its remaining import restrictions on food from Fukushima Prefecture imposed in the wake of the 2011 nuclear disaster, Japan's farm ministry said. Singapore was among 54 countries ... ( read original story ...)
Importer fined for illegally importing 250kg of fresh vegetables
SINGAPORE: An importer was fined S$3,500 for illegally importing fresh vegetables for sale, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Friday (May 28). ( read original story ...)
Indian national not infected with Covid-19 at Singapore Airport: Health min
A 32-year-old Indian national who arrived here on April 25 from Nepal could not have been infected with COVID-19 at the Changi airport as there is no phylogenetic link between her case and those ... ( read original story ...)
There’s ‘always a risk’: How cleaning companies in Singapore are keeping employees safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
SINGAPORE: Providing masks, ensuring staggered break times and frequent reminders to wash hands: These are some of the measures cleaning companies ... ( read original story ...)
IN FOCUS: Is there an environmental cost from Singapore’s love affair with en bloc sales?
While en bloc sales have their merits, the process of knocking down a building only to construct another comes with an environmental cost. CNA ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lifts import restrictions on food from Japan’s Fukushima
Singapore has removed its remaining import restrictions on food from Fukushima Prefecture imposed in the wake of the 2011 nuclear disaster, Japan's farm ministry said Friday. Singapore was among 54 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Based Online Florist Shares 4 Ways Businesses Can Strengthen Business Resilience Amidst Phase 2 Heightened Measures
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented levels of business disruption. In Singapore, many businesses are struggling to cope with the lack of footfall islandwide as the city-state ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, StanChart execute Singapore’s first Sora-referenced interbank option trade
The interbank trade was done on behalf of an undisclosed global real estate group.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Amazon Leads Tech Invasion of Singapore Offices That Banks Ruled
Tech behemoths are chipping away at the dominance of banks in the island-state’s central business district. In the financial mecca of Singapore, a new crowd is flocking to its offices: technology ... ( read original story ...)
14 community cases, 1 dormitory resident among 24 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 14 new COVID-19 community cases and one new infection in a migrant worker dormitory on Thursday (May 27). Twelve of ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE KPMG managers back liquidation of Singapore firms in $1 bln nickel scandal
Singapore firms accused of being involved in a $1.1-billion bogus nickel trading scheme should be placed in liquidation as there was no business to be preserved, interim judicial managers at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s service sector revenue falls 1.5% year on year in first quarter of 2021
This is a smaller contraction than that seen during the fourth quarter of 2020's year-on-year decline of 7.6%.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)