
Daily Briefing: Singapore boosts sin taxes; 7 Indians jailed for forgery in Singapore
And Singapore says 'too early' to relax property cooling measures.
- Singapore on Friday announced steep increases in alcohol, gambling and tobacco taxes as it pledged billions of dollars in healthcare subsidy for its growing ranks of elderly citizens. Read more here.
- Singapore, Feb 22 (IANS) Seven Indians are among 25 foreign employees jailed between four and 12 weeks for submitting forged academic certificates to obtain work passes in this city-state. Find out more here.
- Singapore said Friday that measures it had implemented to cool down the property market have succeeded but it was "too early" to relax them. Know more here.