SINGAPORE: Nutrition product company Herbalife International Singapore has won a court battle against the Comptroller of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in a dispute over about S$2.2 million of taxes. Lawyers from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) argued that Herbalife’s business structure results in revenue leakage, and thatContinue Reading
BEIJING: China said the US is trying to deprive it of developmental rights and perpetuate its own hegemony, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday (Mar 6). Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks in response to a question on TikTok being potentially a target in an upcoming US bill banningContinue Reading
“This incident shows that the illegal import of used shoes is carried out in an organised manner and misuses social projects,” Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita was quoted as saying in the statement. “The practice of illegal importation of used shoes must be stopped because it has a bad impactContinue Reading
From April next year, government agencies who work with a “sizeable number” of exercise professionals will only hire those in the national registry.Continue Reading
TOKYO: One person is dead and six missing, Japan’s coastguard said Monday (Mar 6), after a boat capsized and was spotted in waters off the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islets, which are also claimed by China. It was unclear where the boat had initially capsized but on Sunday a Japanese navy patrol spottedContinue Reading
MANILA: Philippine transport groups launched a nationwide strike on Monday (Mar 6) to protest a government programme drivers fear would phase out traditional jeepneys, which have become a cultural icon, and other ageing public transport vehicles. Officials, however, braced with contingencies, including the deployment of government vehicles to take strandedContinue Reading
KHON KAEN: A police officer was killed when the powered paraglider he was flying over Ubol Ratana Dam in Ubol Ratana district crashed on Sunday afternoon.Continue Reading
Many schools have been shut while firefighters work to put out the blaze in Kerala state.Continue Reading
Bachchan wrote on his blog that he had broken rib cartilage and a muscle tear. He said the injury was “painful” and he consulted a doctor before he flew home to Mumbai, where he has been advised to rest.Continue Reading
Children who are Singapore citizens or permanent residents, born between 2011 and 2019, will be eligible for the top-up if they are ActiveSG members.Continue Reading