India recently imposed a 20 per cent levy on rice exports of key varieties like unmilled and husk brown rice. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Manpower Ministry: Total employment hits 99.5pc of pre-pandemic levels, but labour market recovery still ‘uneven across sectors’
With firms now filling more job positions, the total number of people employed here in the second quarter this year reached 99.5 per cent of ... ( read original story ...)
What to know about the lion head and public seal, Singapore’s new national symbols
SINGAPORE - The lion head, public seal, national pledge and national flower Vanda Miss Joaquim will be formally recognised as national symbols alongside the state flag, state crest and national anthem ... ( read original story ...)
Football Association of Singapore president Lim Kia Tong dies aged 69
SINGAPORE — (FAS) president Lim Kia Tong died on Wednesday (14 September), reportedly of a sudden heart attack. He was 69. A lawyer who headed the criminal department at Hin Tat Augustine and Partners ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s CDL Replenishes Landbank As Singapore Defies Global Property Downturn
City Developments Ltd. (CDL)—controlled by billionaire Kwek Leng Beng—has submitted the highest bid for a residential site in the western Singapore town of Bukit Batok as the real estate giant ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s latest climate consultation is bewilderingly cautious
The city-state is asking residents if it should hit net-zero emissions “by” 2050 instead of “around” 2050. The move lacks urgency shown in the country’s climate action since 2019, and people don’t ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property is unaffordable, six out of ten people say
The surging prices pose a challenge for the ruling People’s Action Party. Its achievements include the highest public housing rate in the world, with over 80% of the country’s 4 million residents ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reaffirms commitment to boost local employment: increased local qualifying salary, and more
Tripartite guidelines will be launched in 2024, requiring employers to consider all requests for FWAs fairly and properly; HR capabilities will also be built to implement FWAs successfully. ( read original story ...)
Pledge, lion head, Vanda Miss Joaquim join state flag, crest, anthem as Singapore’s national symbols
The national pledge, national flower Vanda Miss Joaquim, lion head and public seal will be formally recognised as national symbols alongside the state flag, state crest and national anthem, after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Overall Employment Grew at Faster Pace in Second Quarter
By Ronnie Harui Singapore's overall employment picked up in the second quarter, thanks to a greater increase in non-resident employment as the easing of ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex and Nifty50 likely to make a gap-down opening tracking global markets
Indian equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 are likely to make a gap-down start on Wednesday, in a sharp U-turn after the 50-scrip index returned above 18,000 after five months, as a ... ( read original story ...)
Share Market LIVE: Nifty, Sensex may open deep in red tracking carnage on Wall St overnight; Harsha IPO opens
Indian equity markets are likely top open low on Wednesday, hinted SGX Nifty. Nifty futures traded 1.65% lower at 17,794 on the Singapore Exchange, signaling that BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty 50 were headed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank Says Impossible to Determine Public Crypto Holdings
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and top financial regulator of Singapore, said it is not able to determine the percentage of crypto holdings held by the public. The reason ... ( read original story ...)
Webull Is Finally in Singapore: Is This New 0 Commission Stockbroker Legit?
This post was written in collaboration with Webull Singapore. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore business confidence moderates further for 4Q2022
The overall lukewarm outlook for local businesses is due primarily to a weakening external demand," says SCCB's CEO Audrey Chia. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Digital Bank Trust Reaches 100,000 Customers
Trust announced today that its community of customers has reached 100,000 following its launch on 1 September 2022. Sign-ups were received from a diverse range of users in Singapore aged 18 to over 90 ... ( read original story ...)