Singapore General Hospital Awarded Third Best in the World by Newsweek Newsweek magazine has ranked Singapore General Hospital (SGH) the third best hospital in the world, thanks to its clinical research and “outstanding nursing”. SGH was recognised by Newsweek as a tertiary referral hospital which provided ancillary on-campus specialists centres. SGH was quoted as “providing…
Singapore’s IPOS Ranks No. 2 Among Worldwide Innovative IP Offices In the annual ranking of the world’s most innovative IP offices, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) ranks number two. Coming in second behind the European Union, Ipos was placed alongside Spain and Chile in its OP Office Innovative Ranking for 2019 by the…
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)’s Website Has a Brand New Look The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) Singapore has a brand new look with focus on more customer centric features and improved user-friendly layout. The features on ACRA’s revamped website includes info-graphics, menus which are intuitive navigation and dynamic visual designs. The information…
Central Bank of the Year Title Awarded to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) London-based journal Central Banking has awarded the title of Central Bank of the Year to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The award was given in recognition for MAS’s best practices in its policy, economics, governance and management. Winners are determined by…
Singapore’s Continues Reign as Most Liveable City in Asia for Expats A new survey has revealed that for the 14th year in a row, Singapore once again holds onto its title as the most liveable city in Asia for expats. There were several factors listed as the reason for this. Among them was how Singapore had…
Singapore in 3rd Place Among Least Corrupted Countries Issued by Transparency International’s 2018 Singapore has climbed to the third spot behind Denmark and New Zealand as the top countries with the least corruption within the public sector. Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perception Index relies on a scale which starts from zero to 100. Zero being…
From 21 January 2019: BizFile+ and iShop Transactions Now Have More e-Payment Options As of 21 January 2019, customers now have more e-Payment options if they transact with ACRA. This initiative is in line with Singapore’s Smart Nation drive. Customers now have the option of paying for their transactions on BizFile+ and iShop via PayPal,…
Singapore Factory Output Raised by Surprising 7.6% in November November saw a surprising surge of 7.6% by Singapore’s factory output, despite the slowdown in the manufacturing sector. However, analysts say that this trend is unlikely to continue. Some analysts are predicting that 2019 will be worse for the manufacturing sector. Singapore’s factory output performance surprised…
Recommendations for Basic Wage Increase and Mandatory Bonus Landscape Maintenance for Workers Accepted by Singapore’s Government Singapore’s government has accepted the recommendations which have been put forth about basic wage increases and a mandatory bonus landscape for maintenance workers. These recommendations were made by the Tripartite Cluster for Landscape Industry (TCL) and will be in…
Foreign-Born Children Aged 12 and Below Must Undergo New Vaccination from 1 Feb 2019 The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore will be implementing a new requirement for all foreign-born children. Beginning 1 February 2019, all foreign-born children aged 12-years and below must be vaccinated for diphtheria and measles with the Health Promotion Board (HPB) before…
