For migrant workers in trouble, navigating Singapore’s legal system can be a challenge
SINGAPORE, Sep 12, 2020, TODAY. Ms Simpen, 49, who goes by one name and has…
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Singapore is an economy of 5.6 million people and a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, Singapore’s real GDP was USD 61 billion, while its real per capita GDP was USD 21,000. By 2016, Singapore’s GDP grew fivefold at USD 295 billion, and its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 53,000.
Singapore firm aiming to grab compensation for MT New Diamond oil tanker burned near Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sep 12, 2020, Sri Lanka Mirror. The Government of Sri Lanka has complete salvage…
Malaysia looking to reopen border with Singapore in January 2021
SINGAPORE, Sep 12, 2020, The Business Times. Malaysia’s health ministry is looking to fully reopen…
Singapore Airlines plans to cut 4,300 jobs due to Covid-19 pandemic
SINGAPORE, Sep 11, 2020, PTI. Singapore Airlines Group said Thursday (Sep 9) it will eliminate…
Vietnam market big enough for Japanese business ambitions: PM
HANOI, Sep 9, 2002, VN Express. The Vietnam market is big enough for Japanese companies…
B2B cross-border payments firm Thunes nets $60M to accelerate growth in Africa, Asia, LatAm
SINGAPORE, Sep 8, 2020, e27. Singapore-based Thunes, which operates a global B2B cross-border payments network,…
Singapore’s electronic road pricing system to start in 2023 but no distance-based charging yet
SINGAPORE, Sep 8, 2020, ST. Singapore will switch to a satellite-based Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)…
Southeast Asia’s GDP growth to contract by 4.2 per cent in 2020: ICAEW
SINGAPORE, Sep 7, 2020, BT. Recovery prospects look brightest for Vietnam, according to the latest…
Singapore’s economy could shrink 7.6 per cent on-year in the third quarter
SINGAPORE, Sep 7, 2020, CNBC. Singapore’s economy is expected to shrink by 7.6% in the…
APEC summit to be held online Dec 4
SINGAPORE, Sep 4, 2020, Kyodo. The annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will…
Russia needs to launch a Delivery Unit for reforms’ management: Boris Titov
MOSCOW, Sep 3, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Russia needs to create a system of reforms’…
Singapore must guard its reputation for openness: PM Lee
SINGAPORE, Sep 3, 2020, BT. Singapore must continue to welcome talent and investment that creates…