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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

‘I OT till 9pm almost daily’ — 25 y/o earning $3K/month burnt out just 2 weeks into her new job, considers quitting without backup...

SINGAPORE: Burnt out just two weeks into a new...

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

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: March 2019

Egg-citing Days: MPs are posting articles about a man sentenced to 28 days in jail for egging a UK MP

HR professional reveals that unemployed senior managers are applying for junior secretary position

What if Singaporeans are the “Ah Gong” and the Government is “Ah Seng” instead?

Do 20 squats in 40 seconds and you get a free MRT ride

Teenager claims mental illness among students in secondary schools and JCs is overlooked

‘Super trees,’ ‘super fish’: What’s next, ‘super soldiers’ and ‘designer babies’?

Nurul Izzah refuses to back down, gets public support from PKR chairman

HDB disputes claim that public agencies did not offer help to 70-year-old homeless man who sleeps at Henderson Hawker Centre

Livid Singaporean blasts SingPost staff for “vandalising” international parcel

PM Lee to meet with Dr Mahathir at Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat on April 8-9