2014年8月25日 星期一

2014-08-26 Singapore Business

  AsiaOne   
Tax collections hit all-time high of $41.6b  AsiaOne
The taxman raked in record tax revenue last financial year as tax arrears fell to an all-time low. Total tax collected for the 12 months to March 31 climbed to an all-time high of $41.6 billion, according to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore's (Iras') latest ...

$41.6 billion – record high amount of taxes collected   The Online Citizen
Singaporeans step up in paying their taxes   THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)
Singaporean Tax Agency Lauds 2013-14 Results   Tax-news.com
The Straits Times   
ThinkAdvisor   
Channel News Asia   
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  TODAYonline   
Lower COE premiums slow CPI down  TODAYonline
Private road transport costs fell 1.6 per cent last month after rising 2.8 per cent in June, mainly due to a high base last year, when prices of COE premiums surged. TODAY FILE PHOTO. mail · print. View all comments. Tweet. By ...

Surprise drop in July CPI; core inflation still high   THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)
Singapore's CPI inflation further eases in July   GlobalPost
Singapore July inflation eases to 4-month low on cheaper transport costs   Business Recorder
AsiaOne   
Bernama   
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  TODAYonline   
Tanah Merah station to get new tracks, platform  TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Commuters heading towards Changi Airport and Expo MRT stations can enjoy faster travel come 2024, with the addition of a new platform at Tanah Merah MRT station. The platform will allow for the construction of an additional train track, ...

Tanah Merah station to get third platform   THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)
The Straits Times' News In A Minute: Aug 25, 2014   The Straits Times
New platform at Tanah Merah MRT station for trains to Expo, Changi Airport in ...   AsiaOne
Channel News Asia   
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  AsiaOne   
SGX to cut board lot size from Jan 19 next year  AsiaOne
MARK this date - Jan 19, 2015. That's when retail investors will be able to start buying securities listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in smaller lots of 100 units from 1,000 units currently. In a statement on Monday, SGX said the reduction in standard ...

How to Beat Google's 1081% Returns in Singapore   The Motley Fool Singapore

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  THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)   
Record S$63m in new fund to help local farmers  THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)
THE government has set aside a record S$63 million for the agricultural sector to boost its yields, raise productivity and make better use of land. The Agriculture Productivity Fund (APF), announced by the Ministry of National Development (MND) on Monday, ...

Singapore farmers can tap on S$63m fund to boost yields, productivity   TODAYonline
New $63 million fund to boost productivity in farming   AsiaOne

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  Reuters   
Amazon to buy gamer website Twitch to bolster entertainment  Livemint
Sources said Amazon is paying $970 million in cash for the online gathering place for gamers. The deal, which trumped Google Inc.'s pursuit of the startup, is worth about $1.1 billion. Photo: Bloomberg. San Francisco: Chief executive officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos ...

Amazon gains valuable entertainment asset with purchase of Twitch   Los Angeles Times
Amazon Explains Why It Just Paid Nearly $1 Billion for Twitch   TIME
Amazon buys video game platform Twitch for $970 million   The Hindu
New York Post   
TechCrunch   
New Zealand Herald   
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  AsiaOne   
THAI denies pilot exodus claim  Bangkok Post
Thai Airways International (THAI) has dismissed claims that as many as 200 of its pilots resigned en masse recently due to disillusionment with the national flag carrier. Only about 30 pilots have resigned from THAI so far this year, not the 200 being quoted on ...

Thai Airways denies reports 200 pilots have suddenly quit   THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)
Thai Airways losing pilots over pay   The Nation
Thai Airways denies reports that 200 pilots have suddenly quit   gulfnews.com
Irish Independent   
Channel News Asia   
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  THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)   
Cambridge Industrial Trust buys Ang Mo Kio building for $39.8m  The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Cambridge Industrial Trust has agreed to buy a light industrial building in Ang Mo Kio for $39.8 million, its manager said on Tuesday. The six-storey building at 12 Ang Mo Kio Street 65 has a total gross floor area of about 180,425 sq ft, said ...

Cambridge Industrial Trust buying Ang Mo Kio building for S$39.8m   THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)

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S'pore-M'sia railway land tax dispute: Decision by London panel out SOON  Malaysia Chronicle
A dispute between Singapore and Malaysia over a tax levied on parcels of former railway land will be resolved soon, with a decision by a London arbitration panel expected in a "few months". The fee, which was reported by Malaysian business weekly The ...


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  AsiaOne   
Easy credit: Lured in, can't get out  AsiaOne
Last year, non-profit company Credit Counselling Singapore (CCS) counselled 595 people under the age of 35 struggling with consumer debt. The number is more than four times the 140 people - in the same age range - recorded in 2004. Younger ...


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