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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: September 2023

Swiss woman says, in SG, queueing, chope, Singlish, calling people “Uncles & Aunties” are ‘bizarre Singaporean habits’

MCI warns The Economist’s Singapore bureau chief against interfering in domestic politics

Tharman’s replacement? Surgeon spotted walking the ground in Jurong GRC with PAP team

Leon Perera reveals his Facebook page was hacked after old posts started vanishing

Tan Kin Lian tells content creators to take down “malicious & harmful” contents about him — or else he’ll sue

Employer: Will you hire a helper sent back to the agency by their previous employer because she was unsuitable for their household?

Lee Hsien Yang calls on PAP to lift party whip during debate on suspending Iswaran

Sri Lankan man charged with murdering wife in Singapore hotel room

Lee Kuan Yew understood power, said George Yeo

Employer says on maid’s days off, she cooks and brings food for her own 10 friends; netizens ask who pays for ingredients