Singapore Still in Second Place Behind New Zealand for Ease of Doing Business No doubt Singapore is an island full of possibilities and opportunities for the savvy investor to capitalize on. However, there is one thing that Singapore still needs to work on to become number one in the ease of doing business – making…
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…
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…
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…
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…