GYEONGJU, South Korea: Singapore and Vietnam on Thursday (Oct 30) signed an agreement that will see Vietnam support the unimpeded export of a mutually agreed quantity of rice to Singapore on agreed ...
Singapore court grants GNC rights to Ron Sim’s LAC store leases
The ruling was based on findings that LAC had wrongfully terminated its agreements with US-based GNC. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore faces pressure to reveal carbon tax concessions to oil giants
Carbon tax concessions granted to global oil giants may undermine incentives to shift to cleaner energy, environmentalists fear. So conservation groups in Singapore are ...
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Overview: Countries like Germany, Singapore, and the UAE offer favorable or zero-tax rules on crypto gains, making them top choices for investors. In some ...
Singapore court grants GNC rights to Ron Sim’s LAC store leases, awards US$18.9 million damages in franchise dispute
Court finds LAC wrongfully terminated its agreement after preparing to rebrand the US health supplement retailer’s 54 stores here; LAC is appealing decision Read more at The Business Times.
SG woman, 27, faces charges for evading over S$370K income tax
Chong is charged with making false entries in her individual income tax returns for 2021 and 2022. This resulted in a tax undercharged amounting to $371,859. Aside from this, she also allegedly ...
Singapore firm director who filed fraudulent tax claims of over S$1.4mil jailed, ordered to pay $1.9mil in penalties
SINGAPORE: For more than seven years, the director of multiple companies submitted fraudulent tax claims amounting to over S$1.4 million for her firms.
Singapore’s green pivot – headline grabbing but still limited
By bno - Mark Buckton - Taipei Singapore’s renewables push in recent months is at once pragmatic and paradoxical: pragmatic because the city-state is doing the only sensible thing available given its ...
Singapore court orders Ron Sim’s LAC to return GNC stores, pay $24.5 million in franchise dispute
Ruling based on findings that the franchisee, LAC, had wrongfully terminated its agreements with US-based GNC Holdings. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore, Hong Kong stand tall amid heated rivalry in Asia to manage wealth of super rich
Singapore and Hong Kong cement their roles as Asia’s leading centers for wealthy families to build and safeguard legacies amidst global uncertainties. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
S’porean woman, 27, charged with evading over S$370,000 in income tax
A 27-year-old Singaporean was charged in court on Oct. 24 for tax evasion. Chong Jia Ling, Genevieve, was charged with the following offences: Making false entries in her individual income tax returns ...
Singapore’s GIC seeks to sell US$1 billion of stakes in PE funds
SINGAPORE] Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is looking to offload some of its private equity fund stakes, continuing to utilise the booming secondaries market to manage its portfolio. Read more at ...
Singapore stocks track regional gains on Oct 27; STI up 0.4%
Singapore local stocks closed higher on Oct 27, with the Straits Times Index rising 0.4% amid regional market gains. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore deepens US nuclear cooperation with new agreements
SINGAPORE—Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) is expanding its cooperation with the United States on nuclear energy capability building, with plans Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) is ...
Nuclear power: Singapore to partner two US institutes, releases background paper
Clean energy imports from Indonesia are also expected to commence within the decade Read more at The Business Times.
Current food stockpiling in Singapore includes proteins like chicken
As S’pore imports more than 90% of its food needs, stockpiling helps safeguard against supply chain disruptions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.