The draft law ratifying the agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Singapore on the elimination of double taxation and the avoidance of fiscal evasion with respect to income and capital taxes was approved by a majority of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economic Affairs. ND and the Movement for Change supported the […]
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Inflation in Singapore at a high of eight years
Consumer prices in Singapore rose at the fastest pace in eight years in November, mainly due to rising transport prices. The consumer price index stood at 3.8% in November compared to last year, the statistical service said. Inflation was at its highest level since February 2014, when inflation was at 4.9%. Average estimates spoke of […]
Singapore-Coronavirus: Government loosens social distancing measures from Monday
The Singapore government announced today that it will ease its social distancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, as there has been a stabilization of the number of cases in the last month. As of Monday, restrictions on socializing and dining at restaurants will be eased with the limit on the number of people […]
Dr. Fauci warns about ‘knockout drug’
This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in E astern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 1,026,900 Global deaths: At least 53,975 US cases: At least 245,500 US deaths: At least 6,058 The […]
Israel, China, Singapore use surveillance tech to track Covid-19
From Israel to South Korea to China, governments around the world are using technology to track the coronavirus outbreak as they race to stem its spread. But how long will it last and is this an infringement of privacy, rights groups have asked. In China, government-installed CCTV cameras point at the apartment door of those under […]
Singapore to make contact tracing tech open source
Medical staff walk to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases building at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore on January 31, 2020. Roslan Rahman | APF | Getty Images Less than a week after launching an app to track potential exposure to the coronavirus, Singapore is making the technology freely available to developers worldwide. The […]
‘We have it totally under control’
“We have it completely beneath management,” Trump informed “Squawk Box” co-host Joe Kernen in an interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “It’s one individual coming in from China. We have it beneath management. It’s going to be simply advantageous.” The CDC on Tuesday mentioned a Snohomish County, Washington state, resident who […]
5 things to know before the stock market opens January 21, 2020
U.S. inventory futures have been pointing to a decrease Wall Street open on Tuesday, with world shares from Asia to Europe underneath strain. The U.S. market was closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. vacation. On Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closed at report highs once more. For […]
