Tag: business

SINGAPORE - Singapore employees are more confident about receiving a year-end bonus this year than they are about seeing their salaries go up, the latest global Workmonitor report by recruitment firm Randstad has revealed. Despite the slowing economy and a ... ( read original story ...)

The business side of things takes up 70 per cent ... It was so cute and fit so well and I loved it. I have no time to shop in Singapore, so I was like, “Okay lah!” I didn’t even convert the price from Korean won. When I went to the cashier and ... ( read ...

Singapore Management University law don Eugene Tan suggested that more be done to spur people to have financial literacy and plan for their retirement. Retired cleaner Tan Cheng Yan, 61, has a monthly Central Provident Fund payout of $700 but hopes to ... ( read original story ...)

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SINGAPORE: The duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized at a self-storage facility in the north-east of Singapore on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. (Singapore Customs via AP /-) Singapore Customs seized 5,635 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes from a self-storage ... ( read original story ...)

GTA Online Import/Export DLC vehicle list leaked: Full customisation and design revealed Renowned YouTuber MrBossFTW (aka Ross) has showcased some exquisite details of the forthcoming DLC cars and rare special vehicles, in his latest gameplay video for GTA ... ( read original story ...)

The first nine months of 2016 saw Singapore's onshore fuel oil stocks reach more than 4.1 million tonnes - a two-year high, IHS Fairplay reports. The increase is said to have been supported by decreased demand in Northern Europe, prompting Russia, the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: A new research laboratory developing clean energy solutions promises to be a boost for Singapore’s maritime sector. The facility, which was launched on Wednesday (Dec 7), is located at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), with offshore ... ( read original story ...)

Exports to ASEAN4 fell 5.1% (share: 25%) amid declines in exports to Singapore (-7.5%; share 13.9%) and Thailand (-8.9%; share 5.4%). This was offset by higher exports to Philippines (8.5%; share 1.8%) and Indonesia (5.4%; share 3.3%). Exports to CLMV grew ... ( read original story ...)

“Business conditions across Singapore’s private sector improved at a quicker rate in November, as companies reported stronger expansions in both output and new orders. At the same time, further growth in new export work helped to lift overall ... ( read original story ...)

As carriers take business class to new heights ... in the sky - and has been rewarded with the top spot for its first class. It's closely followed by Singapore Airlines, which has a social element that allows guest to dine together in their first class ... ( read original story ...)

The Post understands the nine Terrex armoured infantry carriers and components found in 12 containers en route from Taiwan to Singapore without appropriate permits, were also not “specifically” declared in the cargo manifest. Importing unmanifested ... ( read original story ...)

More than a week after a shipment of armoured troop carriers belonging to Singapore was impounded by Hong Kong customs, the city state’s Ministry of Defence said on Thursday it had yet to be given a formal explanation as to why the military vehicles were ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Seattle-based Harley Marine Services says its Singapore subsidiary is to build Singapore’s first LNG-powered bunker-supply ship, a Dutch-designed newbuilding that will supply heavy fuel oil (HFO) and marine gasoil (MGO ) to Port of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore is among the lowest-taxed economies in South-east Asia and among economically advanced nations as a whole, according to a report issued on Tuesday by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Only Indonesia ... ( read original story ...)

According to the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), the local business community has "not expressed any concerns so far with regard to the TPP". Given the scale and complexity of the agreement, its ratification and implementation was not going to be ... ( read original story ...)