Energy is Singapore’s Next Big Challenge to Overcome at the Next 50 Years Singapore is no stranger to overcoming adversity. The past 50 years has seen the country triumphantly overcoming its water shortage, while the next 50 years is going to be about a new challenge entirely – how it overcomes the energy challenges. The…
International Standards on Exchange of Information Rates Singapore as Overall Compliant The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum) has rated Singapore’s exchange of information upon request regime as being overall compliant with international tax transparency standards. This assessment is conducted via a peer review process of Singapore’s exchange…
SingPass Mobile App’s Biometric Security Features Offer a Glimpse of Future of Digital Exploration Singaporeans can now access e-government services using a new app is which uses biometric scanning is available for Singaporeans. To do so, all they would have to do is scan using either their fingerprint or faces through their smartphones. Without relying…
Singapore High-Earning Tax Avoiders Under Scrutiny As IRAS Recovers $10m High income earners in Singapore, including property agents, doctors and lawyers, who previously avoided paying their dues in taxes will now have to. So far, $10 million in unpaid taxes has been recovered, and it is still early days yet. More than 20 dentists and…
Parliament Introduces Changes That Extend Labour Law to Singapore’s PMETs More of Singapore’s workers are set to benefit from protection and better working conditions under the Employment Act’s new proposed changes. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore on Tuesday (2 Oct) tabled the Employment (Amendment) Act’s first reading in parliament.This changes will covered all Singapore’s…
Comprehensive Agreement for Double Taxation Avoidance Signed Between Singapore and Brazil On 7 May 2018, Singapore signed a comprehensive agreement with the Federative Republic of Brazil. The agreement pertained to the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTA), and the agreement was signed between Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign…
Singapore Food and Beverage Service(12,000 Hawker Stalls) To Have Unified Payment System Singapore’s Nets system will be bringing cashless payments to 12,000 hawker stalls, canteens and coffee shops. In an attempt to unify what is currently a fragmented e-payment setting, Nets is the first “master acquirer” which will bring this system to the designated vendors…
NRIC Data to Get More Protection with Stricter Rules Singapore’s National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) is about to get a boost in protection from 1 September 2019. New laws in rules in place are set to make it harder to make copies of the NRIC, collect, use or disclose it. These rules are set to…
An Overview of Singapore’s Labour Market 2018 What the Second Quarter of 2018 Looks Like in Singapore’s Labour Market Singapore has always been a strong performing nation, and 2018 is no different. The second quarter of 2018’s preliminary report of the labour market should positive growth in employment, despite the fact that unemployment rates…
Singapore Food Agency to Replace AVA The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) will be formed on 1 April next year and it will take over any food-related work which is currently being conducted by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA). The SFA is set to oversee matters related to food safety and security in…
