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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: September 2024

Maid says she wants to go back to Indonesia after 11 months in SG “because she misses her child” but her employer says the request is unfair

Singapore ranks 2nd in 2024 World Talent Ranking

Letter to the Editor | Certificate of Entitlement doesn’t entitle Singapore motorists the right to ugly behaviour and selfish attitudes in Malaysia

CLOB: David Gerald and the Malaysian Goliath

Uncle got “S$50 on his mind” while riding on bus — Singaporeans share hilarious theories behind elderly man’s DIY cash headband

“You have my word” — Johor Chief Minister says he will “personally address” Singaporeans’ “painful” Vehicle Entry Permit concerns

Man, 30, with $70K in savings, asks how other Singaporeans managed to save $300K by age 35

Maid suffers verbal abuse from her employer for not writing down all her chores and how long it took to complete them

S$536 dinner! — Teen diners were even charged S$356 for one crab meal; mum calls the restaurant “unethical” but eatery says teens knew the price

Son asks how to help his parents, who are afraid their savings will run out so they eat instant noodles and refuse to see the doctor when sick