KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: The leaders of Malaysia and Singapore are expected to discuss plans for a high-speed rail project linking their countries during summit talks on Tuesday, as a deadline to award the multi-billion dollar project nears. The high-speed rail valued by analysts at about $17 billion is the biggest project undertaken by the Southeast Asian […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is largely avoiding the issuance of digital currencies to the public, with the managing director of the central bank noting the risks associated with doing so. Mr Ravi Menon, managing director of the MAS, said on Monday (Jan 15): “I’m not sure that’s a good idea. I’m […]
Read MoreSpeculation is buzzing that the Singapore government will raise the goods and services tax in its Feb. 19 budget rollout. But GST probably won’t be the whole story. Authorities have several other options to increase taxes, or at least signal that they’re needed in the coming years, as the city state grapples with rising health […]
Read MoreRETAIL sales surged in November, reversing course from the slump in October. Total takings grew 5.3 per cent in November compared to the same month a year ago, according to latest data by the Singapore Department of Statistics. This compared to the 0.2 per cent drop recorded in October, revised lower from earlier estimates of […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11: The Securities Commission Malaysia has directed Singapore-registered blockchain startup to cease and desist all its proposed activities including a planned initial coin offering (ICO), prompting an apology from the company. CopyCash CEO Bobby Lieu, who is Malaysian, had planned to launch the ICO of CopyCashCoins worth about RM50 million (S$16.6 million) at […]
Read MoreHOLDERS of Singapore’s red passport have more reason to cheer as latest rankings show the Republic has climbed two spots from 2017 to bag second place globally in the 2018 Henley Passport Index. In the ranking – which tabulates the number of countries a passport enjoys visa-free access to – Singapore passport holders enjoy visa-free […]
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