SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - UST as traders toasted the gains of 2017 a month back, the market could be looking at another annus mirabilis this year. Earnings season is upon us, which often offers watchers a referendum on the health of a stock. ( read original story ...)
IP Considerations in Singapore’s Healthcare and Medical Technologies Sector
Underpinned by both raising disposable income and progressively aging population, Singapore offers various promising business opportunities to European SMEs engaged in healthcare and medical technologies sector, whose topnotch technology is increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s rising natural gas ambitions face big challenges
Before the completion of Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in 2013, the city’s only option was to import natural gas via pipelines from Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore’s LNG industry has boomed since then, powering gas cookers ... ( read original story ...)
Looking East for enhanced exports
The Government is forging ahead with a ‘Look East’ strategy to boost Sri Lanka’s exports, whilst sustaining traditional markets. Addressing the Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Forum organised by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), Development Strategies ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s move against imports could hurt Singdollar
SINGAPORE • US President Donald Trump's attack on washing machine imports may end up putting the Singapore dollar through the spin cycle. Economic growth in Singapore has closely followed year-on-year changes in global trade volumes for almost 20 years ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines crew member held with gold: Customs
New Delhi: The Customs Department has arrested a crew member of the Singapore Airlines for allegedly smuggling gold worth about Rs 31.25 lakh. The arrest was made at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) and initial investigation revealed that the ... ( read original story ...)
Experts on where Singapore’s additional tax revenue could come from
SINGAPORE: In the lead-up to Budget 2018, much public discussion has centred on the prospect of higher taxes so much so that Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday that the budget is not about taxes or handing out “goodies.” Nevertheless ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines crew member arrested in Delhi airport for smuggling gold: report
India's customs department arrested a crew member of the Singapore Airlines at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport after he was reportedly caught smuggling gold, Indian Express reported on Wednesday. Customs officials recovered 1,048g of gold ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines crew member held at Delhi airport for carrying gold
Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport arrested a crew member of Singapore Airlines with 1,048 grams of gold, worth Rs 31 lakh. “The Officers of Air Customs Preventive IGI Airport, New Delhi, intercepted a Singapore national (crew ... ( read original story ...)
Do taxes in Singapore really need to go up?
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Higher taxes have become the talk of the town in the run-up to Budget 2018. A tax increase has been touted by experts as the most logical and sustainable response to Singapore's growing spending needs. But do taxes really ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. solar panel import tariff to hit European, Asian manufacturers
SINGAPORE/BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on solar panel imports is a blow to a booming global industry, and hit stocks in European and Asian solar groups on fears their business might suffer. Although the move was ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines steward arrested at New Delhi airport for smuggling gold
SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member has been arrested in India for allegedly smuggling gold. The senior steward - believed to be Singaporean - was arrested by Indian customs officers on Monday (Jan 22) at the Indira Gandhi ... ( read original story ...)
BJP sees huge scam in Malaysian sand import, seeks ED probe
The company gave documents of EMD at Axios Credit Bank in Singapore, but this bank has no branch in Singapore. Import-export rules were violated even while fixing the quality control agency and a big scam has taken place in this Rs 5,000-crore transaction ... ( read original story ...)
Shettar demands CBI inquiry into m-sand import
is also a fake one as the bank doesn't have its branch in Singapore," he explained. Elaborating on the price, he said Tamil Nadu is importing m-sand from Malaysia at Rs 925 per tonne. But MSIL has committed to pay Rs 2,300 per tonne to the company and Rs ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : crew member held at Delhi Airport
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport arrested a crew member of Singapore Airlines with 1048 grams of gold, worth Rs more than Rs.31 lakhs. "The Officers of Air Customs Preventive IGI Airport ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines brings first class to Canberra on daily flights
adding a via-Sydney leg on the way from Singapore and upgrading the aircraft to a Boeing 777-300ER to include first class, lie-flat business class and premium economy from May 1. Canberra flights will also step up to a daily frequency, but lose the dogleg ... ( read original story ...)