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James Gomez: The academic, activist, and opposition voice contesting Sembawang GRC in GE2025

SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for the General Election...

Residents sceptical of hot tubs to be built at Nee Soon East Oasis Waterpark say it’s only a matter of time before they are...

SINGAPORE: After a flyer announcing upcoming upgrades in Nee...

Hash browns and green bean soup: Singaporeans share memories of growing up poor

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans who experienced poverty during their childhood came...

Changi Beach reopens for water activities after Johor oil spill clean-up, says NEA

SINGAPORE: Changi Beach has officially reopened for swimming and...

Business

Property tycoon and hotelier Ong Beng Seng granted permission to travel overseas on added S$800K bail for work and medical purposes

SINGAPORE: Property tycoon and hotelier Ong Beng Seng has...

‘HR doesn’t seem to be bothered if you don’t have related job experience’ — Man working as quality engineer for 8 years struggles to...

SINGAPORE: A man who has spent the past eight...

Man severely affected by long stretch of unemployment, says his applications only yield a 5% hit rate for HR or first-round interviews

SINGAPORE: Five months after being laid off, a 34-year-old...

From threat to teammate: Managers now see AI as a workforce ally, not a job killer

INTERNATIONAL: The opinion that artificial intelligence is a danger...

Singapore Politics

Pritam Singh: Natural for Lawrence Wong to not want to give opposition a ‘free pass,’ but WP has a different vision

SINGAPORE: At a doorstop interview with the media on...

‘You deserve better’: Chee Soon Juan responds to Ong Ye Kung’s rally speech

SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan...

GE2025: Yee Jenn Jong—From edutech pioneer to Parliament champion, WP’s voice for youth and community

SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for one of its...

WP’s Jalan Kayu candidate Andre Low trends online after talking about Income-Allianz deal during rally

SINGAPORE: For some moments on Thursday night, the candidate...

Monthly Archives: August 2024

Maid says she’s forced to renew her contract of $693 salary with “half day off” a month because her employer refused to provide release papers

“Penalty is only S$2.1K?” — S’poreans ask why the fine is so “laughable” for caterer after 37 elderlies suffered food poisoning at ElderCare centres

Man says the reason SG men are still single in their 40s is because SG women want “rich, powerful, smart, eloquent, and handsome men”

SG worker says they work hard until fall sick; still work from home, OT for free, yet their boss accuses them of taking too many MCs

Malaysian man earning just S$2K/month in Singapore owns 3 houses from 14 years of hard work and sacrifice

Another Singaporean uncle shakes his car at JB petrol station to pump in more petrol

Letter to the Editor | Can my spouse stay home without a job if I earn S$15-20K/month in Singapore?

Syndicate member linked to $8M GST scam sentenced to over 5 years in jail

SG woman asks if she should stay and wait for her 29yo boyfriend of 7 years who’s always been jobless

70% cheaper in JB than SG: Add these cheap cleaning supplies to your shopping list on your next trip