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NTUC Union and Link members to enjoy 50 cents hot kopi or teh in May, plus ongoing 50% off essentials

SINGAPORE: NTUC Union and Link members will be able...

James Gomez: The academic, activist, and opposition voice contesting Sembawang GRC in GE2025

SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for the General Election...

Residents sceptical of hot tubs to be built at Nee Soon East Oasis Waterpark say it’s only a matter of time before they are...

SINGAPORE: After a flyer announcing upcoming upgrades in Nee...

Hash browns and green bean soup: Singaporeans share memories of growing up poor

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans who experienced poverty during their childhood came...

Business

Johor ramps up cross-border tourism ties with Singapore ahead of VJY 2026

SINGAPORE: As Visit Johor Year 2026 (VJY 2026) approaches,...

JS-SEZ draws nearly 90% of Johor’s Q1 investments; Trade and Investment Minister Zafrul says zone is key to ASEAN supply chain security

MALAYSIA: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is rapidly...

Property tycoon and hotelier Ong Beng Seng granted permission to travel overseas on added S$800K bail for work and medical purposes

SINGAPORE: Property tycoon and hotelier Ong Beng Seng has...

‘HR doesn’t seem to be bothered if you don’t have related job experience’ — Man working as quality engineer for 8 years struggles to...

SINGAPORE: A man who has spent the past eight...

Singapore Politics

Pritam Singh: Natural for Lawrence Wong to not want to give opposition a ‘free pass,’ but WP has a different vision

SINGAPORE: At a doorstop interview with the media on...

‘You deserve better’: Chee Soon Juan responds to Ong Ye Kung’s rally speech

SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan...

GE2025: Yee Jenn Jong—From edutech pioneer to Parliament champion, WP’s voice for youth and community

SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for one of its...

WP’s Jalan Kayu candidate Andre Low trends online after talking about Income-Allianz deal during rally

SINGAPORE: For some moments on Thursday night, the candidate...

Monthly Archives: October 2018

Miscommunication over who postponed the Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat since clarified – it was Malaysia

Lion Air crash updates: investigators detect ‘pings’ that could lead to plane’s location, Indonesian authorities warn that those who share hoaxes about the flight could face criminal charges

Today’s top tech news, October 31: Warren Buffet invests in two fintech companies in an unlikely move

First part of AHTC trial ends as final defense witnesses are questioned

Straits Times political editor reassigned after Govt expressed unhappiness over coverage

To fix the gender divide, the crypto world needs more female heroes to look up to

BCA and other authorities throw their hands in the air after glass shower door shatters and injures young girls

Chee Soon Juan calls out Lee Hsien Loong on empty promises made, following transport-fare hike

“Shouldn’t the Government help the less fortunate?” – Whampoa Prawn Mee hawker blasts social enterprises telling hawkers to sell cheap meals

Government looked down on J.B. Jeyaretnam for trying to raise funds for legal costs, nearly 20 years ago