The good-as-new notes, introduced in 2013, are generally crisp and new-looking. But most are returned to the city state’s central bank soon after being used for gifting, which it said was not environmentally friendly.
Lower VAT rates to apply in Luxembourg in 2023
Most rates that VAT is charge at in Luxembourg are to be temporarily lowered in 2023. The measures are designed to help businesses and consumers cope with the costs of high inflation.
Beijing said stop but ‘very friendly’ Australia MPs went to Taiwan anyway
The Chinese foreign ministry had told Australia to ‘stop sending the wrong signal’ to independence forces on the self-ruled island. The cross-party Australian delegation are set to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
Philippine inflation accelerates to 14-year high, could a rate increase be on the horizon?
Consumer prices rose 8 per cent from a year ago last month, the quickest since the 9.1 per cent pace logged in November 2008, according to data.
HMRC taxpayer information notices
The UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has statutory powers under Schedule 36 to the Finance Act 2008 to issue an information notice which requires a person to provide information or produce a document if that information or document is ‘reasonably required’ for the purpose of checking the taxpayer’s tax position or for the purpose of collecting a tax debt of the taxpayer.
6-year-old boy becomes youngest Singaporean to trek to Everest Base Camp
Om Madan Garg made the 10-day journey to the camp, at an altitude of 5,364 metres, with his parents – despite a stormy delay at the start and a brief health scare.
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim took finance minister role due to ‘extraordinary circumstances’: ally Rafizi Ramli
Rafizi Ramli, Malaysia’s newly appointed economy minister, said he hoped PM Anwar Ibrahim also being finance minister ‘will be an exception, not the norm’ moving forward.
Japanese city aims to restore 16th-century castle – but no one knows what it looked like
Morioka was the seat of a clan of samurai warriors centuries ago, before a castle was built in the 1500s; with it long since destroyed by fire or knocked down, officials keen to resurrect the building need help ascertaining its appearance.
Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts; strong quake shakes main island
Indonesia raised the alert status for the Mount Semeru volcano on Java island to its highest level on Sunday after an eruption spewed hot ash clouds into the sky.
Thousands protest in South Korea in support of truckers ordered to return to work
The marchers accuse President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conservative government of labour oppression after they were ordered to return to work when they walked out in a dispute over harsh working conditions and financial struggles.