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‘I got laid off from my S$8K/mth job and lost $12K/mth side hustles to foreigners’ — SG tech professional says he now has to...

SINGAPORE: Once a high-flying techie with an S$8,000/month salary and side hustles raking in an additional S$12,000 monthly, a Singaporean now finds himself pondering a stark career pivot: becoming...

Gerald Giam: Should the public know the price for 38 Oxley Road?

SINGAPORE: In Parliament last week, Workers’ Party (WP) MP...

Chee Soon Juan announces closure of Orange & Teal after four-year run

SINGAPORE: Veteran opposition leader Chee Soon Juan has announced...

Government moves to preserve 38 Oxley Road as national monument

SINGAPORE: The National Heritage Board and the Singapore Land...

SDP chief Chee Soon Juan invited to speak in London and Oxford in November

SINGAPORE: In a video posted on social media on...

Gov’t has pumped $380M annually to Mediacorp over the past 5 years

SINGAPORE: Over the past five financial years, the government...

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RTS Link project enters pre-operational phase with arrival of first train set at Wadi Hana Depot

JOHOR BAHRU: Singapore’s long-awaited cross-border Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link has reached one of its most significant milestones yet...

LTA enhances transparency with monthly rail reliability reporting, adds three indicators ‘to better capture the rail network’s operational performance‘

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans depend heavily on the MRT, and when something goes wrong, even for a few minutes, we feel...

19.9% extra: Man says GST and service charges in Singapore have pushed him and his wife to dine out less

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man recently shared on Reddit that he and his wife have been dining out less because...

Former ICA officer caught taking cash cards left behind by travellers

SINGAPORE: A former female immigration inspector was discovered taking cash cards left by travellers after they had paid for...

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Myanmar bolsters air power with fresh Russian, Chinese deliveries despite global pressure

BANGKOK: Myanmar’s military government is quietly expanding its air...

China’s most-wanted casino tycoon extradited from Thailand amid regional crime sweep

BANGKOK: Thailand has handed over alleged casino tycoon She...

Over 30 customers lost more than S$7,330 after failing to receive orders from a furniture company

SINGAPORE: A furniture company conducted a TikTok live stream...

Self-service laundromat marks coins with ‘X’ to stop non-customers from using exchange machine

SINGAPORE: A self-service laundromat marked its coins with an...

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4 men who cheated SMRT of over S$4 million sentenced to jail

SINGAPORE: Three former SMRT employees, together with an accomplice,...

1 yr, 11 months jail for woman who edited PayNow screenshots to cheat restaurants out of over S$9k worth of food

SINGAPORE: A Filipino national who cheated restaurants into delivering...

Police warn public against new variant of WhatsApp ‘account takeover scams’

SINGAPORE: The Public Affairs Department of the Singapore Police...

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S’porean working in stable 8-to-5 job in Korea asks if it’s worth it to go home

SINGAPORE: A local Reddit user who’s been working in...

Diplomat Tommy Koh: I am not happy with the way media has reported on Ong Beng Seng

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Nov 12),...

China pulls top LGBTQ dating apps from stores, sparking concern among users

CHINA: Two of China’s most popular gay dating apps—Blued...

Singapore ranks 6th on world’s best cities list for 2026

SINGAPORE: In Resonance Consultancy’s yearly list of the best...

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SG included in list of 7 countries with such good public transport that tourists skip taxis

SINGAPORE: While some Singaporeans may complain about MRT disruptions,...

88-year-old ‘legend’ behind Famous Eunos Bak Chor Mee passed away on Nov 11

SINGAPORE: The woman behind one of the best-known bak...

Illegal diesel sales is back, seven vehicles spotted refuelling at carpark in Eunos in just one hour

SINGAPORE: Criminals are back to stealing and illegally selling...

Singapore Politics

Lee Hsien Yang asks how long it will take PAP Govt to decide on Oxley house fate

SINGAPORE: Marking the first anniversary of his sister Dr Lee Wei Ling’s passing, Lee Hsien Yang has taken to...

Red Dot United launches ‘Parliament Watch’; Sec-Gen Ravi Philemon takes on shadow minister role

SINGAPORE: In a bold move to create a more assertive role within Singapore's opposition parties, Red Dot United (RDU)...

WP to raise questions  in Parliament about jobs for new grads, public transport, bullying

SINGAPORE: Bullying in schools, jobs for fresh graduates, and public transport problems are some of the issues that Workers'...

Pritam Singh announces LTA’s approval for linkways to be built at Eunos

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Sep 16), Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Pritam Singh (Aljunied GRC) announced...

‘Truly inspiring’: Harpreet Singh delighted with 79-year-old first time WP volunteer at Punggol

SINGAPORE: In a social media post on Thursday (Sept 11), Harpreet Singh Nehal, who is active on the ground...

Pritam Singh joins Eunos residents at NLB’s SG60 exhibition ‘Heart & Soul’

SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh joined a group of residents from Eunos at an outing earlier this...

‘SG would still be 3rd-world full of gangsters if not for LKY’ — S’poreans share how ‘extremely lucky’ they are because of Lee Kuan...

SINGAPORE: When a Redditor boldly declared, “Singapore is extremely lucky to have had LKY,” he didn’t just drop a...

Singaporeans cheer WP team as Parliament opens, but many ask where Mama Bear Sylvia Lim is

SINGAPORE: To mark the opening of the 15th Parliament of Singapore on Friday (Sep 5), Pritam Singh, the secretary-general...

PSP chief Leong Mun Wai: It seems train disruptions are our new normal

SINGAPORE: The secretary-general of the Progress Singapore Party, Leong Mun Wai, addressed the issue of train disruptions in a...

Pritam Singh draws praise for his appearance on Yah Lah But podcast

SINGAPORE: Before this year, Workers’ Party (WP) chief and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh had never guested on...

Careshield Life payouts to double from 2% to 4%, with Gov’t pledging additional $570M to subsidise higher premiums

SINGAPORE: The government announced today (Aug 27) that it has accepted the CareShield Life Council’s recommendations from its 2025...

PSP discusses PM Wong’s NDR speech in first issue of its official newsletter

SINGAPORE: The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) announced on Monday (Aug 25) the launch of its official newsletter, The Palm....

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