SINGAPORE – Singapore’s revised carbon tax rate for 2024 will be announced in next year’s Budget, which will also indicate what to expect up to 2030. Speaking at the 35th Singapore Economic Roundtable on Friday (Oct 15), Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said the Republic’s carbon price today is too low. This is why the Government... » read more
SINGAPORE – The lives of Singaporeans and that of their children will become progressively better, and nobody – and no group – will stagnate or feel excluded from the benefits of growth, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday (Oct 15). Investments in these efforts to mitigate inequality and improve social mobility entail regular spending,... » read more
SINGAPORE, Oct 15, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – “To achieve its Five-Year Plan – including its “dual circulation” and “new development” strategies, China has continued to promote innovation, digital trade, and sustainable development, making a significant difference in the global landscape.” On 13 October, Loh Boon Chye, Vice Chairman of the World Federation... » read more
SINGAPORE – Nadia (not her real name) wants to be a baker and sell kueh after she graduates. Her dream was nurtured by her foster mother, Madam Faridah Ahmad, who taught her how to bake cookies last year. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories... » read more
SINGAPORE, Oct 12, 2021 – (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) – 惠胜置地有限公司(Hatten Land Limited，简称“惠胜置地”)今天表示，其全资子公司惠胜科技(新...
SINGAPORE – They have proven useful in deterring crimes and locating missing persons. The police will get greater access to such help, with more than 200,000 police cameras slated to be installed islandwide by 2030, up from the 90,000 already in place. The cameras will be set up in public residential estates, neighbourhood centres and hawker... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, Oct 6. Private clinics in S’pore seeing demand for Sinovac and Sinopharm as Covid-19 vaccine boosters Experts said it is best to follow MOH’s guidelines on eligibility for the booster dose and the type of vaccine to use. READ MORE HERE 3,486 new Covid-19 cases... » read more
SINGAPORE – A terrorist attack targeting the ethnic Chinese and triggering intercommunal unrest in Singapore, serving as a pretext for China’s intervention. Beijing’s use of Malaysian-based intermediaries to conduct disinformation operations against Singapore, to exploit the city-state’s closeness with its neighbour. These are examples of how Singapore’s structural vulnerabilities could be targeted and exploited by... » read more
SINGAPORE – Fewer citizens, permanent residents, foreign workers, marriages and births: Singapore recorded a dip on these fronts last year. The annual Population in Brief report showed the total population as at June fell for the second straight year, to 5.45 million – a 4.1 per cent drop and the largest year-on-year decline since 1950.... » read more
SINGAPORE – When I go running around the Singapore Botanic Gardens, I often pass by the lake where one can see the black swans. To me, they are a beautiful representation of biodiversity on the planet. But they also serve as metaphors for “black swan” events – unpredictable events with major impacts, like Covid-19. The... » read more
SINGAPORE, Sep 15, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Xiaomi-backed online brokerage Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. today announced that its quarterly business achieved a significant milestone as the number of account openings represented by Generation Z (18-24 yr) saw an increase of over 90 per cent compared to the same period last year.... » read more
SINGAPORE – In Singapore, little of import takes place without a thorough airing in Parliament. Such was the case on Monday (Sep 13), when 12 MPs on both sides of the House filed questions on the recently announced decision to close Yale-NUS College in 2025, after the last batch of students graduates. Please subscribe or... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s murky waters hide an abundance of marine life – including a group of creatures that are globally threatened from overfishing. A new study by National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists has found that there could be more species of sharks and rays here than expected – including two species never before recorded... » read more
The Straits Times looks at 20 years of securing Singapore following the Sept 11 attacks. Sept 11, 2001: A series of coordinated attacks through hijacked planes by Al-Qaeda against the United States takes place, resulting in the deadliest terrorist attack in history. Dec 9, 2001: Six Singaporean Jemaah Islamiah (JI) members are arrested by the... » read more
SINGAPORE – The first-ever cub born in Singapore to giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia is a healthy baby boy. The panda cub was born on Aug 14 at the River Safari after seven attempts by its parents to conceive. Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) said on Friday (Sept 10) that its panda care team... » read more
Singapore, Sep 7, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Local family cord blood bank Cryoviva Singapore (https://cryoviva.com.sg) is continuing with its rapid geographic growth plans with an entry into the Bahrain market. This latest new market entry closely follows Cryoviva establishing a footprint in Dubai to serve couples in the UAE that are on... » read more
SINGAPORE – The managing agent of Hillview Heights condominium has been flagged by the Security Association Singapore for discrimination against non-Mandarin speakers and older workers in its tender for security services. In a Facebook post and statement to the press on Monday (Sept 6), the association highlighted clauses of the tender by Savills Property Management,... » read more
SINGAPORE – Passengers can be ferried in and out of Singapore on Boeing 737 Max planes again, after Singapore’s aviation authority lifted a flight ban that was imposed more than two years ago. The 737 Max had been banned from commercial operations in Singapore in March 2019 after two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia... » read more
SINGAPORE – More than 6,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by Singapore Customs officers who observed activity at the loading and unloading bay of an industrial building in Woodlands Industrial Park. Four men – three Singaporeans and a Malaysian – as well as one Malaysian woman, all between 21 and 54 years old, were... » read more
SINGAPORE – Former offender Ang Kim Song passed his PSLE, N, O and A levels in a span of five years when he was in jail. Now, he is helping other inmates find success in their studies. In the four years he has taught in the prisons, he has helped a few inmates get into... » read more