Economists trim Singapore’s 2019 growth forecast to 2.1% TRADE protectionism remains the top growth risk cited by private-sector economists, who have further trimmed their 2019 forecast for Singapore to 2.1 per cent, in the Monetary […]
Fisheries leaders threaten protests in the capital The National Fisheries Association of Thailand is threatening protests in the capital if the new government ignores its demand to revise strict rules and regulations on trawlers and […]
Criminal Code to be used in brick kiln child labour cases The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has urged all relevant departments to use the Criminal Code to prosecute brick kiln owners who use […]
GrabCar fined for unauthorised disclosure of customer data in 120,000 marketing emails GrabCar has been ordered to pay a financial penalty of S$16,000 after it sent out more than 120,000 marketing emails to customers containing […]
Government formation almost complete with no review of cabinet seats The formation of the new government is expected to be completed soon, without a review of the cabinet seats earlier promised by the Palang Pracharat […]
Construction Investment Capital Worth Nearly US$3 Billion in First 4 Months During the first four months of 2019, investment capital in construction sector was reported to amount to US$2.74 billion, up 67.37 percent compared with […]
Q3 hiring in Singapore ‘stable but weaker than elsewhere in Asia-Pac’ HIRING prospects in Singapore for Q3 2019 are expected to be stable but bleaker than in other parts of the Asia-Pacific, says the latest […]
Prayut gets royal mandate Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reportedly agreed to keep the ministerial post quotas the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) had promised to the Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties, a military source said… — […]
EU, US pressing towards Cambodia trade reprisals A United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Department of State delegation wrapped up a five-day mission to Cambodia on June 7, a visit that could ultimately have major […]
SDP pushes for reform of immigration policy: Hire S’poreans first, retrench S’poreans last The Singapore Democratic Party is pushing for changes on the immigration policy saying that the country “allows too many foreign workers into […]
Majority believe PPRP-led govt won’t complete four-year term: Suan Dusit Poll A majority of people disagree with the Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties joining the government led by the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and believe the […]
World Bank giving $60 million to help poor farmers The World Bank will provide about $60 million in continued funding for the third phase of a project by the Agriculture Ministry to improve poor farmers’ […]