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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: February 2024

S$400K seized from M’sian man for bringing in S$3M into SG without declaring it

Woman suffers in pain after salon staff plucks out her nail extensions; she also says staff “not admitting own mistake”

SPF & CPFB: S$13.3M lost to Govt Official Impersonation scam in December 2023

Maid spends S$15.5K that was wrongly deposited into her POSB account by insurance company

X users shocked at 150 Democrats voting against bill to deport illegal immigrants when they’re caught drunk driving

OpenAI: GPT-4 poses slight risk of “helping people create biological threats”

HSA: Gu Jie Ling supplement caused woman to suffer ‘moon face’ side effect

CapitaLand Ascott Trust is set to divest Citadines for S$148 million

‘Up to 3 hours clearance’ — ICA warns about CNY heavy traffic at Woodlands & Tuas Checkpoints

Actress Choi Kang Hee also works as a waitress, house cleaner, and sanitation worker