"We believe in good relations with our neighbor, with Singapore, and we've proven that we can bring tangible benefits to the people if we work closely together," Najib said at a news conference in Singapore. "The other side may have other ideas. We ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Singapore ink agreement on cross-border rail transit — and other key highlights
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): Malaysia and Singapore have firmed several key bilateral agreements after leaders from the two neighbouring countries met at the 8th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat in Singapore today. According to a joint statement ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s crime rate is so low that many shops don’t even lock up
(Jan 16): Singapore was recently ranked second on the Economist Intelligence Unit's Safe Cities Index for 2017, coming in just behind Tokyo. In 2016, the island nation's police reported 135 total days without any crimes including snatch-theft, house break ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to automatically exchange tax info with 61 states
SINGAPORE: Singapore has announced that it has activated automatic exchange of information relationships with a total of 61 territories, as part of global efforts to tackle tax evasion and fiscal crime. The exchanges will take place under the OECD’s ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Singapore ink agreement on RTS
SINGAPORE (Jan 16): Malaysia and Singapore signed a bilateral agreement on the 4-km Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link between Johor Bahru and Singapore at the 8th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat today. The cross-border MRT system, first announced in ... ( read original story ...)
Two Singapore Airbnb hosts to plead guilty to illegal letting charges: lawyer
Two Airbnb hosts charged in Singapore with unauthorized short-term letting of four apartments are expected to plead guilty next month, their lawyer said on Tuesday. The two men face four charges under the city-state's Planning Act for renting out four ... ( read original story ...)
Expiry looms for Singapore’s water import deals
SINGAPORE: The development of water utilities will become more important over the coming decades as Singapore’s import agreements with Malaysia are set to expire in 2061, BMI Research revealed. According to a report, even if pipelines and water projects ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank chief sees sustainable growth at 2-4%
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economic recovery is broadening out in the city state, but there are still “real challenges” in the labor market, central bank Managing Director Ravi Menon said. Sustainable economic growth is estimated at 2 percent to 4 ... ( read original story ...)
Shrinking net imports drag Singapore fuel oil stocks to 7-month low
SINGAPORE, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Singapore weekly onshore fuel oil inventories fell 13.5 percent to a seven-month low of 19.66 million barrels (or about 2.934 million tonnes) in the week ended Jan. 10, data from International Enterprise (IE) Singapore showed ... ( read original story ...)
Sabah to import four containers of pork to overcome shortage
As an immediate remedy, we will allow the import of four containers of pork to meet demand ... “Another theory is that they prefer to sell pork to Singapore where they fetch a higher price,” he said. When asked whether such claims were true, Dr ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Screwed Badly By This Leedership!
Higher and higher local unemployment but still insisting importing towards 10M. Despite causing many locals to be severity affected, there is no sign of let down. This Singapore is no longer recognisable, the country is no longer the same. And to talk ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches plan to become global maritime hub
MPA, Singapore Customs and the Singapore Shipping Association will therefore be jointly looking at the digitalisation of trade and maritime documentation in the industry to co-develop cross-sector solutions, such as the development and adoption of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Boosts Maritime Digitalization
Along with the launch of the ITM, several MOU were signed between MPA and partners on Friday. An MOU signed between Singapore Customs, Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and MPA covers the digitalization of trade and maritime documents such as a bill of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sets out ambitious innovation plan to grow maritime sector’s value-add by $3.4bn
MPA also signed an MoU with Singapore Customs and the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) to joint look into the digitisation of trade and maritime documentation including an electronic Bill of Lading. “The shipping industry is currently very paper ... ( read original story ...)
Miiny to Take Singapore-Developed Mobile Games Global with Top Local Talents
SINGAPORE, Jan 16, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - Homegrown mobile game developer, Miiny Mobile Gaming Network has announced its inaugural Mobile Game Development and Illustration Talent Competition today, at the company's launch and networking event, a platform ... ( read original story ...)
Reigning major winners for HSBC
Jang Ha Na was victorious in 2016. In a press statement yesterday, the 27-year-old Ryu, who also won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship last season, said: "I'm very excited to make my return to Singapore for the HSBC Women's World Championship. ( read original story ...)