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No new diesel cars, taxis in Singapore; road taxes for EVs updated: Ong Ye Kung
THE road tax adjustments will specifically see the merging of current electric car road tax bands of 30-90kW and 90-230kW and subject them to the current road tax formula for the lower band.
Push for greener buildings under refreshed Singapore Green Building Masterplan: Desmond Lee
SINGAPORE is targeting 80 per cent of new buildings to be Super Low Energy (SLE) buildings by 2030 under the refreshed Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBM).
Higher co-funding quantum and expanded scope in new S$60 million agri-food fund
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THE fund is designed to support the agri-food sector over the next five years to increase its productivity and achieve the nation's target of producing 30 per cent of its nutritional needs through local farms by 2030.
GreenGov.SG: Public sector aims to peak carbon emissions by 2025
IT will aim for public-sector carbon emissions - including from public transport infrastructure, hawker centres and more - to have peaked around 2025, ahead of the national target.
Nicky Tan, lawyers from Rajah & Tann, Tan Kok Quan denounced by apex court
EXPERIENCED liquidator Nicky Tan and litigators from reputable law firms Rajah & Tann Singapore and Tan Kok Quan Partnership have drawn a sharp rebuke from the apex court over an appeal in which they had misled the five-judge court.
Aztech Global to raise S$297m in IPO; sees theoretical market cap of S$990.4m
AZTECH Global, the technology unit of Aztech Group, on Thursday lodged its final prospectus, offering 68.12 million shares priced at S$1.28 each in its initial public offering (IPO).
Indonesia fintech PAYFAZZ invests US$30m in Singapore's Xfers; to form new entity
WITH the investment, both payment companies have also agreed to operate under a new entity, Fazz Financial Group (FFG), to provide financial services across South-east Asia.
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Singapore shares close up 0.48%, buck regional markets slide on rising yields
THE city-state's blue-chip gauge, the Straits Times Index (STI), rose 0.48 per cent or 14.41 points to 3,014.78 points on Thursday.
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