‘Sinking hole in my chest’: Fresh graduate opens up about rejection from S$7.5k role after six interview rounds
SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate recently admitted on social media that they have been struggling to come to terms with being rejected for a role they desperately wanted after making it all the way to t...
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Two married couples in police custody over viral maid abuse case in Johor
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A doctored image and cryptic bomb message sent to the Senior Minister's Facebook page triggered a police report and extra security checks at MBS
Singapore reclaims world’s most competitive country title, overtaking HK and former #1 Switzerland
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SG Ministry of Manpower: Higher fine appeal launched for PSA Corporation Limited over worker’s death at Keppel Terminal in 2017 case
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Foreign talent thanks Singapore before move to UAE: ‘Thank you for making a boy from India feel like he genuinely belonged’
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Employee faces pressure to WFH after doctor recommends 14 days of hospital leave
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Singapore man says supporting his wife, parents and relatives has left him emotionally drained
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Singaporeans discuss why female tenants often get lower room rental rates
On Reddit, a netizen asked: Why are room rentals for females cheaper in sg? Is that how male landlords attract female tenants or is there a greater reason?