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10 safest countries for Singaporeans to buy properties

10 Laos No one can own land in Laos, but land-use rights are possible (up to 75 years, or 50 years for companies). A Lao citizen with land-use rights may lease the land to a foreign-invested company for up to 30 years. There is a vague law that allows for these land-use rights by foreigners only if investing at least USD $500,000 into the government. And while it's possible to own a structure upon leased land, when the lease expires, the structure reverts to the government without compensation.

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10 safest countries for Singaporeans to buy properties

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How Singapore firms can reap big-time gains from flexi jobs

It's well understood that flexible working can be good for employees and good for the bottom line.

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Tips for Singapore firms on how to keep a potential talent interested

Finding high calibre Finance talent in the current market is not easy. Singapore has an unemployment rate of under 2% and with many companies driving their expansion strategies in the region (and as a regional hub), Singapore is short on talent supply.

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9 points in securing voice over IP and unified communications

Information security has been an increasingly popular topic in the mainstream media, particularly in Singapore.

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Here are the implications of Singapore's move to FATCA compliance

On July 18, 2013, the Singapore Ministry of Finance announced that it was modifying its Exchange of Information (EOI) regime in a variety of ways, including issuing a notice that it intended to conclude an “intergovernmental agreement” (“IGA”) with the U.S. for implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”).

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Why Singaporeans are not pessimistic at all

The recent Gallup survey has ranked Singapore as one of the top ten most pessimistic countries in the world. Are Singaporeans really that pessimistic as what Gallup suggests?

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Best things Singaporean businesses can learn from sports

As the beginning of the soccer season fast approaches, it got me thinking about what Singaporean businesses can learn from the sporting world and the individual athletes and teams we all love to watch.

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3 awesome tips for Singapore job seekers to get hired ASAP

Attention job seeker! If you want to snag that dream job, it would be wise to work on your employability skills. Your qualifications and credentials are crucial for your prospective employer to determine whether you have the right technical skillset for the job at hand.

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9 tips on how Singapore firms should ride the negative PR storm

2am - After a long day in the office followed by responding to emails from different times zones at home, one last email pops into your mailbox.

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Are Singaporeans still socially mobile?

Life is never fair. People who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth enjoy unfair advantages over their peers. But fortunately in Singapore, all is not lost for the poor kids.

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Singapore reveals 3 economic solutions to traffic congestion for Asian peers

Traffic congestion reduces a country’s potential for creating prosperity. Singapore identified this early in the piece and was able to create an effective system of incentives and constraints so traffic wasn’t a hindrance to economic growth.

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How Singapore economy speeds toward recovery

Singapore is among those economies leading the way in what Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has dubbed a “three-speed recovery”.

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Why businesses should rent out their underutilized spaces in Singapore

710km2 - the size of our heavily urbanised and small city-state. On a usual workday, you are likely to find yourself entering the packed roads and dense urban jungle that is uniquely Singapore.

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Why career fairs are still relevant to Singapore job seekers

It may seem very 20th century but career fair is still a very useful avenue for you to interface directly with the market and find out first-hand what is available.

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Why Singapore workplaces are not ready to hire 'misfits'

Who are the misfits? They are a bunch of incredibly talented individuals who are called misfits because these are the kind of people whom you would find hard-pressed to pigeon hole into any conventional job description that is currently commonplace in the market.

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The biggest mistakes that leaders in Singapore make

Chantelle is caught in a fix recently. Her direct report, Tina, hasn't been showing a positive attitude at work recently and Chantelle's been trying to give her feedback to Tina about her recent poor performance.

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5 tips on how to build a high-performing Singapore organisation

A recent survey in Singapore showed that few people stay in their jobs for six years or longer these days. Figures show that only 55 percent of men had been in their jobs for six years or more, and just 45 percent of women stayed for that time.

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