Singapore to Become World-class in Workplace Safety and Health Practices for Better Business Opportunities The working life takes up more than half of your entire life. In a lifetime, people change workplaces and work environments for better prospects. Thus, work plays a significant role in promoting a haven to brainstorm for ideas, to negotiate terms…
Singapore Tops List of Leading Maritime Capitals for Fourth Time Since 2012 For the fourth time running, Singapore has secured first place in the biennial Leading Maritime Capitals of the World report since 2012 when it was first published. The latest report which was released at the Sea Asia conference, held in conjunction with Singapore…
Rich Hong Kong Clients Can Set Up Investment Accounts Digitally by DBS By the third quarter, clients with high assets in Hong Kong would be permitted to set up investment accounts digitally by DBS with hopes to reduce the time taken to open a wealth management account to less than 12 minutes from the two…
Singapore General Hospital Awarded Third Best in the World by Newsweek Newsweek magazine has ranked Singapore General Hospital (SGH) the third best hospital in the world, thanks to its clinical research and “outstanding nursing”. SGH was recognised by Newsweek as a tertiary referral hospital which provided ancillary on-campus specialists centres. SGH was quoted as “providing…
Singapore’s IPOS Ranks No. 2 Among Worldwide Innovative IP Offices In the annual ranking of the world’s most innovative IP offices, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) ranks number two. Coming in second behind the European Union, Ipos was placed alongside Spain and Chile in its OP Office Innovative Ranking for 2019 by the…
Filing Your Personal Income Tax as Early As 1 March Until 18 April 2019 All taxpayers should file their personal income tax returns beginning as early as 1 March until 18 April 2019, urges the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). This includes sole-proprietors and partner business entities for the upcoming Year of Assessment 2019.…
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)’s Website Has a Brand New Look The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) Singapore has a brand new look with focus on more customer centric features and improved user-friendly layout. The features on ACRA’s revamped website includes info-graphics, menus which are intuitive navigation and dynamic visual designs. The information…
Central Bank of the Year Title Awarded to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) London-based journal Central Banking has awarded the title of Central Bank of the Year to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The award was given in recognition for MAS’s best practices in its policy, economics, governance and management. Winners are determined by…
Singapore’s Continues Reign as Most Liveable City in Asia for Expats A new survey has revealed that for the 14th year in a row, Singapore once again holds onto its title as the most liveable city in Asia for expats. There were several factors listed as the reason for this. Among them was how Singapore had…
Singapore in 3rd Place Among Least Corrupted Countries Issued by Transparency International’s 2018 Singapore has climbed to the third spot behind Denmark and New Zealand as the top countries with the least corruption within the public sector. Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perception Index relies on a scale which starts from zero to 100. Zero being…