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Singaporean man charged in Johor with trafficking over 10 kg of drugs

MALAYSIA: A Singaporean man has been charged with trafficking...

Tutor turns nasty after parent declines to make advance payment or loan him $500

SINGAPORE: A family's search for a private tutor ended...

Two arrested, weapons seized after video of vicious assault goes viral online

SINGAPORE: A man and a woman have been arrested...

24-year-old male student arrested in connection with voyeurism case at NTU

SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old has been arrested in connection with...

Business

Johor businesses urged to tap JS-SEZ for growth and investment opportunities

MALAYSIA: Businesses in Johor have been strongly encouraged to...

Sick of being broke? Eliminate these 8 silent budget killers now—before they sink you

Living paycheck to paycheck is like running on a...

Singapore SMEs eye JS-SEZ for growth amid rising costs and global trade tensions

SINGAPORE: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is emerging...

Fresh grads chasing $10K salaries? Singaporean asks: ‘Isn’t that unrealistic?’

SINGAPORE: A young local Reddit user took to the...

Singapore Politics

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...

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

Monthly Archives: August 2023

Did Tan Kin Lian call Ng Kok Song a “drama queen” for revealing harassment?

Woman tracks the address of the person who took their iPhone 13 Pro by using the phone’s tracking app, files police report

Man hurls vulgarities during Ng Kok Song’s walkabout, shouts Tan Kin Lian’s name as he walks off

Man asks other netizens what their working hours are, wants to know if people work from 9-5 or 9-6

Red Dot United calls for investigation and accountability into missing voters in the Registers of Electors

Netizen asks how he can get his colleague to use deodorant, says “in Singapore this is a big problem I’m afraid”

‘There’s danger he’s going to be manipulated by those leaders of opposition parties’ says Ng Kok Song of Tan Kin Lian

Woman in her late 20s says her mother expects more from her as the oldest child, even asks her to pay her younger sister’s university fees of S$21K

No more walkabouts & interviews for Tan Kin Lian, volunteers asked to give out fliers instead

‘The campaign of one of the presidential candidates hardly left me any time for the trial’ — Lim Tean dismisses lawyer, asks for more time to study evidence