Sri LankaThe country’s cabinet has approved the issuance of free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries, including China, India and Russia, a senior official said on Thursday, adding that this will boost tourism and revive the country’s crisis-hit economy. Tourists will be issued 30-day visas under a six-month pilot program starting October 1, Cabinet […]
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in Australia’s remote north that would transmit energy to Singapore via an undersea cable moved a step closer after the Australian government granted environmental approval for the $30 billion ($19 billion) project on Wednesday. The Australian company Sun Cable wants to build […]
Singapore’s newly elected Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will hold his first National Day rally in the city-state on Sunday. The speech, in which Wong will address Singapore in Malay, Mandarin and English, is one of the most important political speeches in the city-state and the first major one Wong has given since his swearing-in speech […]
Over the next ten years, the bank says, an unprecedented 1.2 billion young people in the global South will Adults of working age areMeanwhile, the labour market is expected to create only 420 million new jobs, leaving nearly 800 million young people without obvious employment opportunities and no clear path to prosperity. The President of […]
COSCO SHIPPING International (Singapore) (SGX:F83) First Half 2024 Results Key financial results Revenue: S$82.3 million (8.8% less than in H1 2023). Net profit: S$2.28 million (up 16% from H1 2023). Profit margin: 2.8% (compared to 2.2% in H1 2023). The increase in margin is due to lower expenses. EPS: S$0.001 (equivalent to H1 2023). Profit […]
Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) (SGX:QC7) First Half 2024 Results Key financial results Revenue: S$88.8 million (up 1.9% from H1 2023). Net profit: S$9.80 million (an increase of 84% from H1 2023). Profit margin: 11% (compared to 6.1% in H1 2023). The increase in margin was mainly due to lower expenses. Earnings per share: […]
Today, Kelly Ong is one of the best financial advisors in the world. Not only is she ranked in the top 1% of financial advisors globally, but she is also the youngest agency head in Great Eastern (Singapore) to ever achieve a Top of the Table (TOT) qualification, the highest level of recognition and membership […]
Atlantic Navigation Holdings (Singapore) (Catalog:5UL) First Half 2024 Results Key financial results Revenue: $53.2 million (up 22% from H1 2023). Net profit: $21.5 million (an increase of 106% compared to H1 2023). Profit margin: 41% (compared to 24% in H1 2023). Earnings per share: $0.041 (compared to $0.02 in H1 2023). Profit and sales history […]
Transforming a simple shop yard into an Instagram-worthy “jungle” Living in Singapore can be expensive. That’s why Sherry Ann Sabado, 42, a senior purchasing manager from the Philippines, always chose to live with her friends to share the cost. She has been sharing apartments with friends since she moved here 15 years ago. From 2011 […]
SINGAPORE — A Philippine lawmaker has condemned Singapore over its exclusive contract with American pop star Taylor Swift, which resulted in the republic being her only stop in Southeast Asia on her Eras tour. The criticism came from Rep. Joey Salceda, who on Wednesday (Feb. 28) called on the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) […]
