Singapore Announces Tax Rebates, $3.7 Billion Program to Boost Stock Market
Singapore announced on Friday a set of measures to rejuvenate its equities market, including a 20% tax rebate for primary ...
Singapore Pre-Poll Budget Delivers Spending and Surplus
Wong, in his first budget as premier, announced a healthy fiscal position. He forecast a surprise budget surplus of S$6.8 ...
Singapore's economy ends 2024 on strong note but downside risks seen
Singapore's economy grew faster than expected into the end of 2024, data showed on Friday, but the government maintained its ...
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Singapore reins in app stores to protect the young
SINGAPORE - Just as age verification is mandatory for pub entry, app stores will soon need to check the age of young users before allowing them to download apps for grown-ups. Come March 31 ...
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‘Hisaab Barabar’ movie review: R Madhavan does the math in toothless comedy
Some films suffer from a surfeit of ambition. Others—like Ashwni Dhir’s Hisaab Barabar—have none to begin with. A middling comedy about the middle class, it tracks a common man’s crusade ...
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Singapore core inflation drops further to 1.8% in December
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s core inflation extended its decline in December 2024 as the cost of services moderated, though the gauge came in above analysts’ expectations. Core inflation, which ...