After the enforcement of stricter laws and regulations surrounding the use of vapes, other tobacco products, particularly smokeless tobacco, have been rising in popularity as alternatives.  Smokeless tobacco refers to unburned tobacco products that deliver addictive nicotine through oral or nasal tissues. Snus, a form of smokeless tobacco that originates from Sweden, consists of a small teabag-like pouch placed under the upper lip for nicotine absorption. Other forms of smoke

Singapore’s ambition to be one of the leading countries in Southeast Asia was put on full display when the Singapore Green Plan 2030 (the “ Green Plan “) was announced during the tail-end of the Covid-19 era back in February 2021. While the rest of the world was struggling to get back on their feet, the Republic saw this period of global upheaval as a prime opportunity to reconstruct development in an environmentally sustainable way.  Spearheaded by five different ministries,

Singapore has long been a favored hub for multinational employers deploying international talent into Southeast Asia.  Employer of Record ( EOR ) structures—under which a third-party provider becomes the legal local employer of personnel while the provider’s client directs day-to-day work—had been widely used to test the market, accelerate hiring, and manage compliance without establishing a local entity.  That landscape materially shifted in 2024.  On 9 July 2024, Singapore’

Vaping (both possession and use of any kind of vape) has been illegal in Singapore since 2018 under the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993.  However, this law has not been heavily enforced.  This has led to a general impression that it is acceptable, even in the workplace.  From two years ago, employers started to notice a gradual increase in the number of people who are giving up cigarettes for e-cigarettes, which are in fact interchangeable with e-vaporis