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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: September 2022

29-year-old police officer found dead at 1 Bayfront Avenue with gunshot wound

Groomsman who sexually assaulted bride on wedding night jailed

Substitute doctor who used undiluted Covid-19 vaccines fired by Hougang clinic

Singapore Government releases White Paper on Healthier SG

Choa Chu Kang residents wake up to MP Zhulkarnain giving out free breakfast from Old Chang Kee food truck; Netizens say ‘other MPs pls step up ur game!’

Woman crushed by her husband cheating says she spends his money on luxury watches, $2K slippers; adds “a Chanel jacket can numb the pain momentarily”

Woman shares ad for ‘upscale dating event’ for ‘pleasant & above average looking’ people, guys must earn above $75K annually, 1.75m tall

Maid says, despite reminding her employer to pay her since she didn’t travel home, her requests were ignored; asks what to do

Morning Digest, Sept 22

Forrest Li, once SG’s richest man, to forego salary; outlines Shopee’s cost-cutting measures including business travel via economy class and cheapest local ride services