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‘Do you check your helper’s luggage on her last day of employment?’ — Maid’s employer seeks advice

SINGAPORE: An employer took to social media to seek...

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

Business

EV car owner ignites social media frenzy as he changes BYD logo

HONG KONG: Lighting up Hong Kong’s social media feeds,...

$41K Chinese cybertruck clone blows Tesla away, says US YouTuber — with a steering wheel that slides across the dashboard

SHANGHAI: At the Shanghai Auto Show, an ultramodern truck...

Fresh grad says he fell into the comparison trap after learning ‘finance folks are pulling S$13k/month straight out of uni’

SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate in Singapore took to Reddit...

Man asks, ‘Why are companies so insistent on linking everything to your last pay cheque instead of experience and skills?’

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man took to Reddit to question...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Monthly Archives: February 2019

Time to ‘think out of the box’? – Academic achievement should not be the main criteria for assessing candidates in public service

CPF issue gets contentious as arguments between Calvin Cheng and Lim Tean heat up

Kind passerby rushes to woman’s aid after she vomits and collapses suddenly in Daiso store

SG’s first line of defence to fight cyber attacks still lacks teeth

Irate MRT commuter demands “compensation” from passenger who accidentally dropped her phone on her leg

Global Landscape of Ride Hailing Apps: Is the Dust Settling?

The palace where the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ film was shot is worth US$3.5 billion

Geylang hotel staff gets attacked after he refused to let two men check in with an unconscious woman

SAF officer develops “Soldier App” to motivate soldiers’ in NS

HDB paid $2,000psm for land for public housing in mature estates