Strengthening Data Protection Standards in Singapore Strengthening Singapore’s data protection standards with mandatory notification and stiffer penalties for data breaches. Minister for Communications and Information Mr S. Iswaran recently presented a proposed amendment to the Personal Data Protection Act. The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill is amongst four Bills that were introduced in Parliament recently.…
Safeguarding Digital Sphere in Singapore Businesses can now stay safe online with the Safer Cyberspace Master Plan 2020, which utilizes Artificial Intelligence towards safeguarding Singapore’s digital sphere. Singapore recently revealed the Safer Cyberspace Master Plan 2020, at the partially virtual opening of the Fifth Annual Singapore International Cyber Week. It was unveiled by Deputy Prime…
Singapore Jumpstarts Local Tourism with $100 SingapoRediscovers Vouchers The tourism industry in many countries – including Singapore, has been adversely affected by the closure of borders to prevent further spread of COVID-19. Amid global travel restrictions, Singapore’s government formulated a creative method to jumpstart local tourism with $100 SingapoRediscovers Vouchers. This initiative will help to…
Singapore’s Debt Restructure – Micro and Small Businesses The Simplified Insolvency Programme aims to streamline Singapore’s debt restructuring for micro and small businesses. The Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Amendment) Bill was recently introduced in Parliament to streamline Singapore’s debt restructuring for micro and small businesses. The amendment proposed a Simplified Insolvency Programme to enable such…
Streamlining Singapore’s International Arbitration Structure – The Amendments Amendments to the International Arbitration Act seeks to firmly entrench Singapore as the preferred location for international arbitration. The latest amendments to the International Arbitration Act have made essential changes that will further facilitate and streamline the arbitration process. According to Mr Edwin Tong, second Minister for…
General Meetings – Singapore’s Updated Checklist General meetings can now be held virtually or physically – ACRA, MAS and SGD RegCo provide clarification and guidance on the essential points of the checklist. Listed and non-listed entities now have recourse to an updated checklist on the conduct of general meetings. Of importance is that the guideline…
Adopting Digital Earlier Than the Rest Makes Singapore an Asian Digital Leader In today’s world, it is mostly occupied with digitalisation. From merely ordering food, to retaining sensitive information, we seem to rely on computer power and digitalisation to make our lives easier. Admit it, only a few of us can recall the phone numbers…
Point-to-point (P2P) Support Package (PSPP) Extended to Help Taxi, Private-hire Car Drivers and Operators Tide Covid-19 Crisis In what appears to be a balancing act between public health and economy, Singapore’s Ministry of Transport hinted on a package of measures seen to alleviate economic difficulties taxi and private hire car drivers are facing amid a…
No Penalties Imposed for Filing Extensions BizFile has been having issues with the system, and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) is well aware of it. BizFile users have had to be patient for the past week as ACRA works to resolve the system slowness with urgency. ACRA has acknowledged the issue and thanks…
No Distance Charging Will Be Imposed on Road Users Singapore will be changing to the new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system. The change is set to take place halfway through 2023. The ERP system alone will not be changing. The change is only that no more big gantries will be required. The other change is…