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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

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...

MIDA champions Malaysia’s rise as Asia’s new supply chain hub through JS-SEZ partnership with Singapore

MALAYSIA: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has expressed...

CLAS reports 4% YoY gross profit increase for Q1 FY2025

SINGAPORE: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) reported a 4% year-on-year...

Singapore Politics

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...

Residents tell WP’s Jamus Lim that ‘the electric atmosphere at rallies gets them excited about voting’

SINGAPORE: The rallies that the Workers’ Party (WP) has...

PAP’s Poh Li San: Sembawang West deserves ‘a proven person’, definitely not Chee Soon Juan

SINGAPORE: At the People’s Action Party (PAP) rally in...

Monthly Archives: June 2023

Is George Goh Ching Wah emerging as a potential presidential contender?

Soh Rui Yong excluded from Asian Games roster by SNOC over ‘disparaging’ remarks

Woman exposes illegal hitch driver asking if she wants to “hug hug and kiss” during ride

President’s chequered legacy

Golden Mile transformed: Bus service companies flourish in new Grantral Mall@MacPherson Residence

Some activists call for elected presidency scheme to be abolished following Tharman’s bid for the role

Lawyer calls for reconsideration of “deeply flawed” elected presidency scheme

Ex-SPH editor Warren Fernandez made PSC member; political entry in the cards?

SDP-PSP coalition coming soon? — Chee Soon Juan hints potential alliance with Tan Cheng Bock

Tharman might become 4th PAP minister and 3rd DPM to become President, out of 5 elected presidencies