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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

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...

PM Wong: PAP won’t make sweet promises — just the truth, he says at lunchtime rally

SINGAPORE: At a recent rally covered by CNA, Prime...

Harpreet Singh asks DPM Gan, ‘Will you answer Tan Suee Chieh’s questions about the Income-Allianz deal?’

SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Harpreet Singh Nehal was...

Monthly Archives: February 2024

Conservatives defending Chaya Raichik, Libs of TikTok founder saying she is unjustly attacked

The Eric and Kouri Richins shocking story

EuroMillions winner leaves brother empty-handed

Abusive boss: “He constantly shouts at everybody; made numerous complaints to HR but to no avail”

Great Eastern Holdings reports S$774.6M earnings for FY2023, 27% higher than previous year

Seatrium reports S$1.7B net loss for H2, leading to S$1.9B net loss for FY23

92.3% of SMU’s 2023 fresh graduates hired within 6 months of finishing final exams

28yo man earning S$12/h asks, “What other jobs can I apply for?”

January inflation eases to 2.9%, a step back from December’s 3.7%

Resident’s neighbour: “For 10 years, either drilling the wall or knocking the floor or dragging furniture at night”