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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

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: August 2024

Card payments market in Singapore set to grow by 14.3% in 2024, driven by non-cash payment trend

Family sleeps in living room after enduring 4 years of knocking noise from neighbour; they also received arson threats if they complained

Sovereign wealth fund acquires 49% stake in Ho Bee Land’s biomedical SPV for $55 million

“Aiyo dirty!” — Netizen complains of bakery staff using feather duster left on the floor to dust bread shelves

Donations have decreased by 40% but number of beneficiaries continues to rise: Charity organisations

Something wrong? — Singaporeans divided with Malaysian flag hung outside HDB Flat

From heartbreak to healing: How one trauma recovery therapist found her calling through TikTok mental health therapy

Grab driver praised by Singaporeans for refusing to deliver “just cake” box to delivery point without accompanying passenger

Singapore tightens GDP growth forecast to 2-3% amid mixed economic signals

ACE nursing team bring hope and healing to migrant workers’ dorms