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[SINGAPORE] The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premium for the mainstream car category rose to just shy of the S$100,000 mark, while premiums for most of the other categories fell in April’s second round of COE bidding. Category A, for mainstream cars, rose 1.8 per cent or S$1,776 to S$99,500. The Category A COE applies to cars with engines of up to 1,600 cubic centimetres (cc) in capacity or with up to 97 kilowatts (kW) of power, or for electric vehicles (EVs) with up to 110 kW of power. This is... Read More

SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed mixed in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday (Apr 23). For Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, premiums closed at S$99,500 (US$76,000), up from S$97,724 in the last exercise. Premiums for larger and more powerful cars in Category B fell to S$117,003 from S$117,899. COEs for commercial vehicles, which include goods vehicles and buses, fell to S$65,001 from S$68,782 in the previous bidding exercise. Motorcycle premiums closed at S$9,309, down from S$9,889 in the last exercise.... Read More

SINGAPORE – Certificate of entitlement (COE) prices for Category A and E vehicles inched up at the latest tender exercise on April 23. The premium for a Category A COE – meant for smaller and less powerful cars and electric vehicles (EVs) – climbed 1.8 per cent to $99,500, from $97,724 recorded in the previous tender exercise on April 9. The price of an Open category (Category E) COE was $118,001 – 0.9 per cent more than the $117,002 in the previous bidding exercise. Open category COEs can be used to... Read More

GE2025 The political donation certificate is a requirement to stand as a candidate in Singapore. April 20, 2025, 01:45 PM 245 people have applied for political donation certificates ahead of the 2025 general election, said Singapore’s election department on Apr. 20. This means there could be as many prospective candidates lined up to contest the 97 seats in Parliament come May. 3, as the political donation certificate is a requirement to stand as a candidate in an election in Singapore. Could have as many as 245 candidates in... Read More

SINGAPORE: All 245 individuals who applied for political donation certificates ahead of the 3 May general election have received them, according to a media statement issued by the Elections Department (ELD) on 21 April 2025. This figure matches the total number of applications submitted by the deadline on 19 April, as earlier announced by the ELD on 20 April. If all applicants proceed to submit nomination papers, there may be as many as 245 candidates contesting the 97 parliamentary seats available. In the same statement, the ELD announced it had... Read More