Singapore Budget 2019: S$6.1b Merdeka Generation Fund to be set up
THE Singapore government will set aside S$6.1 billion for a new Merdeka Generation Fund, aimed at funding the Merdeka Generation Package (MGP) that will cost S$8 billion - in current dollars - over...
Singapore Budget 2019: More funding for re-hiring of older Singaporeans
THE Singapore government will top up the Special Employment Credit (SEC) Fund by S$366 million as it extends both the SEC and the Additional SEC (ASEC) scheme by another year, said Minister for...
Singapore Budget 2019: Workfare Income Supplement to be enhanced at S$206m more annually
THE Singapore government will enhance the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) that will cost an additional S$206 million a year, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat on Monday.
Singapore Budget 2019: More funding support to send Singaporeans abroad for working experience
THE Singapore government will work with firms to send more young Singaporeans abroad to gain working experience, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat on Monday.
Singapore Budget 2019: More support for Centres of Innovation
THE Singapore government will continue to invest in Centres of Innovation housed at tertiary institutions and universities, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat on Monday.
Singapore Budget 2019: Automation Support Package extended by 2 years
THE government will extend the Automation Support Package (ASP) by two years, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat on Monday. The ASP was launched in Budget 2016, and is meant to help firms...
Singapore Budget 2019: SMEs Go Digital programme to be expanded
THE government will expand the SMEs Go Digital programme, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat on Monday.
Singapore Budget 2019: Enterprise Singapore to launch Scale-up programme for startups
ENTERPRISE Singapore will launch a Scale-up SG programme that partners both the private and public sectors to help startups and smaller companies scale up, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat on...
Singapore Budget 2019: MHA to set up science and technology agency by year-end
THE Ministry of Home Affairs will set up a Home Team Science & Technology agency by the end of this year, to develop science and technology capabilities to support the Home Team’s operational...
UOB's TMRW banking to beat today's competition
UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) will stake its claim in the digital banking space in Asean, by being the first foreign bank in Thailand to launch a mobile-only bank that is aimed at millennials.