Singapore affairs

Gojek to raise fares: Start fares to cost S$0.50 to S$0.80 more, plus additional driver fees

S’poreans who earn via NFT transactions or tradings will soon have to pay income tax for it

Vast COVID-19 outbreaks in Hong Kong and New Zealand vindicate S’pore’s pandemic strategy

S’pore to charge GST on imported goods in 2023 – will this level playing field for local bizs?

M’sia to fully reopen borders from April 1 – no quarantine for fully-vaccinated travelers

S’pore KTV chain Teo Heng to close another outlet, considers shutting whole biz temporarily

Blocking calls to reporting cases: How this app helps S’poreans ‘shield’ themselves from scams

Effective GST rates in S’pore vary between 0 and 9% – here’s how much you will have to pay

Without national reserves, S’pore’s GST would have to be raised to 21% or more

Round-up of Budget 2022: 15 key things S’pore businesses need to know

Budget 2022: S’poreans aged 21 and above to get S$700 to S$1,600 cash payout over next 5 years

Budget 2022: GST hike to be delayed, with increase tiered at 8% in 2023 and 9% in 2024

Budget 2022: Personal income tax rates for top earners to be raised to 23 to 24%

Budget 2022: CPF Basic Retirement Sum to be increased by 3.5% per year from 2023 to 2027

Budget 2022: S’pore to build more EV charging points near homes

Budget 2022: Carbon tax will rise to S$25/tonne from 2024, and gradually S$50 to S$80 by 2030

Budget 2022: Minimum qualifying salary for new S Pass applicants to be raised to S$3,000

Budget 2022: Govt to enhance tax system to raise additional revenue; reserves kept for major crises

Budget 2022: BioNTech to set up SEA headquarters in S’pore as early as next year

Budget 2022: Workers and businesses in struggling sectors to get S$500M through support package

Budget 2022: Gov’t introduces new S$560M Household Support Package for S’pore families

S’pore seafood restaurant No Signboard said to owe landlords over S$176K in rent and other fees

Genting’s Dream Cruises to wind up, “cruise to nowhere” S’pore bookings suspended since last month

Trade, salaries, reserves, investment: 2021 was a record year for Singapore

Recent SMS phishing scams in S’pore shed light on digital bank security – what more can be done?

Global border reopening likely to happen in the spring, latest Omicron data suggests

We reflect on how the pandemic has changed our payment habits, to plan wisely for 2022

It took this Dr.’s team RM500K to make an app that prevents fake COVID-19 self-test results

This miniature museum of M’sia nearly shut down, but NFTs & the metaverse brought it back

Covid-19: S’pore gov’t allows 50% of employees to return to office from Jan 2022