The proposal was announced during the 19th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation meeting - the highest-level annual bilateral forum between Singapore and China.
Should certificates of entitlement (COE) for cars be longer than 10 years? Why can’t we have additional buyers’ stamp duty for cars or create car categories based on needs? We take suggestions from the public on refining the COE system to the experts.
SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for smaller cars closed slightly higher on Wednesday (Dec 6), but prices for vehicles in other categories dipped. Premiums for Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, closed at S$88,020 (US$65,700), up from
This is Mr Wong's first visit to Beijing since taking over as co-chair of the China-Singapore Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation in May.
With global travel forecasted to top 1.8 billion tourists by 2030, the sector will be one focus of COP28, the United Nations-led climate talks in Dubai.
Only Malaysian employees who earn less than RM5,000 (US$1,076) monthly will be eligible for the programme, with workers from multinational and government-linked companies exempted.
Prime Location Housing (PLH) flats offered in the December BTO exercise will come with a subsidy recovery rate of 8 per cent, higher than the 6 per cent in previous PLH offerings.
SYDNEY: France's top diplomat urged Beijing on Monday (Dec 4) to re-think its assertive behaviour in the South China Sea, saying the "world doesn't need a new crisis". Beijing has been ram
Owner-occupiers of one-room and two-room HDB flats will continue not having
BEIJING: A key Chinese financial regulator said on Sunday (Dec 3) it would accelerate reform of small and midsize financial institutions as it steps up its oversight of the sector. The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) will collaborate with the General Administration of Financial Supervis
Some Thais were reportedly promised attractive job opportunities with international companies in Myanmar, but were instead tricked into working as call centre scammers there.
The east coast is the only place in Singapore for sailing and windsurfing, say sea sports enthusiasts who are concerned about the "Long Island" proposal.