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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: July 2021

Woman buys 140 packs of chicken rice to help out a hawker auntie and to donate the food to a nursing home

Lee Hsien Yang and Hazel Poa ask why data was not provided for certain Parliamentary Questions of PSP

“Owner rejected your race”: SGH nurse allegedly denied flat rental for being Indian

High Court grants bankruptcy order to Novena Global’s Terence Loh

Cyclist ignoring traffic laws, shocking drivers at the scene, a Netizen shares a video of the incident

83-year-old sole breadwinner asks for financial help to support two elderly sisters as after a fall and fracture, she no longer works in McDonald’s

Actor Tay Ping Hui urges to “punish one to warn others” on Benjamin Glynn case

Elva Hsiao’s rep clarifies that singer is ‘just on a break’ from relationship

Fans take note, Jang Geun Suk may be returning to the small screen

Song Joong Ki ‘s sweet gesture: Sends coffee truck to Jeon Yeo Been on the set of her new drama