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Cost of living, home affordability, govt accountability are top concerns for GE2025—survey

SINGAPORE: A survey from Milieu Insight released shortly before...

Neighbour won’t spay her cat — now their area is full of mess and strays, says resident

SINGAPORE: A frustrated resident took to an online forum...

Job seeker asks: ‘Is it really that hard to get hired now, or is it just me?’

SINGAPORE: A job seeker who has been applying for...

Singapore negotiating US concessions on pharmaceutical exports and high-end AI chips access

SINGAPORE: Singapore is negotiating concessions with the United States...

Business

Travel platform RateHawk reports 67% global bookings surge in 2024 as travel demand rebounds

B2B travel solutions firm RateHawk reported a 67% increase...

IWG adds 115 new workspaces in Asia Pacific amid growing demand for hybrid work solutions

SINGAPORE: International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 115 new...

Hiring slows in Singapore, with fewer jobs and rising unemployment in Q1

SINGAPORE: According to Ministry of Manpower (MOM) data featured...

Maybank, PUJB forge strategic partnership to boost Johor entrepreneurs in JS-SEZ

MALAYSIA: The Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and Perbadanan Usahawan...

Singapore Politics

WP’s Jackson Au: ‘You can be good in Parliament and good on the ground’

SINGAPORE: Jackson Au, a candidate for The Workers’ Party...

Parliament needs more female members: Sylvia Lim

SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chairperson Sylvia Lim has called on...

Quality of PAP ministers ‘leaves very much to be desired’: Chee Soon Juan

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

WP’s Michael Thng: ‘We don’t want to be told that the sky is white when we see it is blue’

SINGAPORE: Before Nomination Day, the Workers Party (WP) introduced...

Monthly Archives: June 2023

Stories you might’ve missed, June 12

Maid keeps opening employers’ parcels, despite repeated reminders, she lies about it and replies rudely

SAF regular serviceman found dead at Changi Naval Base; police rule out homicide for now

Tharman’s Independence Questioned by George Goh as Both Bid for Singapore’s Presidency

Ex-WP member says Daniel Goh’s expulsion points to bigger problems within WP

Residents Express Concern to Jamus Lim About Rapid Price Rises Impacting Daily Life

Five, including 3-month-old baby, taken to hospital after multi-vehicle accident along CTE

Female motorcyclist gets knocked down and pinned under lorry while waiting at traffic light

Residents ask Leon Perera if ex-WP chief Low Thia Khiang will run for President

Yee Jenn Jong on Soh Rui Yong’s exclusion from Asian Games line-up: We don’t need them to be saints, just athletes