Spearheading Transformation with Strategic EU-Singapore Digital Partnership New pact spurs collaborative expansion via strategic EU-Singapore Digital Partnership The digital realm will be experiencing transformative collaboration with a new pact between the European Union and Singapore. The strategic EU-Singapore Digital Partnership aims to futureproof both parties’ economies, digital sectors, and technological frameworks. This will further cement…
Higher S Pass or Work Permit Quotas for Firms That Drive Singapore’s Growth Under the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) scheme, firms that drive Singapore’s growth can apply for more work permits. This includes the S Pass work permit. If your company helps advance Singapore’s key economic priorities, you will be granted temporary allowance…
Singapore Economy Grows 4.4% In the Third Quarter The Singapore economy grew 4.4% in the third quarter of this year. The growth is supported by the strength of the services and construction sectors. However, in the third quarter, the economy only expanded 1.5% on a quarter-to-quarter basis. Part of the growth in the third quarter…
Employees Will Be Encouraged to Upskill When More SkillsFuture Funding Is Available Employees in Singapore will be encouraged to upskill themselves when more SkillsFuture funding is available. Experts believe that tax reliefs and subsidised salaries are the way to incentivise employers. The benefit works both ways. With more employees picking up courses that will be…
Parliament In Talks About How Singaporean Workers Will Benefit from New Singapore Work Pass Singapore is planning to introduce the new work pass next year. The work pass is aimed at some of the world’s top foreign talent. The question on the table is how best to track the progress of these pass holders. How…
Indonesia Ratifies Flight Information Region Agreement and Singapore MFA Welcomes This News Singapore MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is pleased with Indonesia’s ratification of its Realignment of Boundary Agreement. The agreement takes place between the Jakarta Flight Information Region (FIR) and Singapore FIR. The agreement was signed between Singapore and Indonesia in January. Under the…
GPs and Patients Calling for Drug Subsidy Scheme Expansion to Make Healthier SG Initiative More Appealing More patients in Singapore might be encouraged to sign up for the Healthier SG initiative if the cost of more drugs are subsidised. More options on the list of available subsidised drugs would also help. Some doctors in Singapore…
To Promote Local Currency Use in Bilateral Transactions, Indonesia and Singapore Will Explore Cross-border Qr Code Payment Connectivity The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announces that work on cross-border QR code payment linkage between Singapore and Indonesia will commence. The aim is to enhance payment connectivity between the two countries. The cross-border QR payment linkage…
New Work Pass to Launch in Singapore, Hoping to Attract Top Global Talent Applications will commence on 1 January 2023. To be eligible for this work pass, applicants will need to fulfill certain criteria. Among the criteria is a fixed monthly income of at least $30k or more. This criterion is comparable to what the…
Foreign Workers Return As Singapore Opens Borders Thanks to the foreign labour increase in 2022’s second quarter, employment in Singapore is on the rise. Foreign workers are able to return once more as the Government relaxes its border restrictions. There was a strong rebound in non-resident (and resident) employment between April and June this year. …
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
