SINGAPORE: About 950,000 Singaporean households living in Housing Board (HDB) flats will receive their third quarterly Goods and Services Tax Voucher (GSTV) – U-Save and GSTV – service and conservancy charges (S&CC) rebates in October. The rebates are part of the permanent GSTV scheme and Household Support Package (HSP) announced during the 2022 Budget inContinue Reading
The blast took place at the Kaaj education centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in the west of the city.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Temasek Holdings said that market valuations had not yet priced in a global economic recession and that the state investor was waiting for further declines before stepping up investments. “Current valuations are not reflecting the risk of downturn we see in the next 12 to 18 months,” Temasek’sContinue Reading
Female workers have endured uninvited touching, requests for sex, and a predatory culture, a review says.Continue Reading
The 15-month wait-out period may also affect the HDB resale market, particularly the bigger five-room and executive flats, say property analysts. Continue Reading
In announcing the cooling measures, Singapore authorities noted that market interest rates have risen significantly and are likely to rise further, which will affect borrowing costs for home purchases. “We urge households to exercise prudence before taking up any new loans and be sure of their debt-servicing ability before makingContinue Reading
First they came for factory jobs. Then they showed up in service industries. Now, machines are making inroads into the kind of white-collar office work once thought to be the exclusive preserve of humans. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI erased losses made earlier in the day to end the morning session slightly higher even as regional markets slumped. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Electricity tariffs will be lower for the October to December period compared with the previous quarter, SP Group said on Friday (Sep 30) after six consecutive quarters of increase. For the period from 1 October to 31 December 2022, electricity tariff, excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST) will decrease by anContinue Reading
The High Court ordered that her case be reported to the Minister of Law after the woman was assessed to be unfit to plead.Continue Reading