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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...

‘I find myself paying S$10 for fried noodles at a business district’: Resident asks Singaporeans how they are coping with rising costs

SINGAPORE: A concerned resident took to an online forum...

NTUC Union and Link members to enjoy 50 cents hot kopi or teh in May, plus ongoing 50% off essentials

SINGAPORE: NTUC Union and Link members will be able...

Business

CLAS reports 4% YoY gross profit increase for Q1 FY2025

SINGAPORE: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) reported a 4% year-on-year...

ST Engineering bags S$4.4B in new contracts for Q1 2025, boosted by defence and public security and commercial aerospace deals

SINGAPORE: Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) secured S$4.4 billion...

Singapore banks drive share buybacks, set to be biggest in four years, after dip in share prices

SINGAPORE: Singapore banks are seizing the opportunity presented by...

Study finds leader well-being drives organisational well-being and performance

SINGAPORE: Leader well-being was seen as the most significant...

Singapore Politics

Pritam Singh: Maybe SM Lee only wants to present one side of facts on Income-Allianz deal

SINGAPORE: The thwarted deal between Income and Allianz last...

WP’s Andre Low: Ng Chee Meng and I represent 2 very different kinds of candidates

SINGAPORE: At a doorstep interview on Sunday (Apr 27),...

Pritam Singh: If PM says he needs over 2/3 of Parliament to be PAP MPs to govern properly, that’s a ‘serious problem’

SINGAPORE: In a doorstep interview on Sunday (April 27),...

GE2025: Which candidates could lose their deposits?

SINGAPORE: With less than a week to go before...

Yearly Archives: 2024

Kuala Lumpur-Singapore loses crown as world’s busiest air route

“We must let you go” — SG worker receives termination letter with just one brief line; no reason given

Former SingPost executive Li Yu to contest his employment termination as he claims the allegations are “without merit”

Koh Brothers Eco Engineering secures S$313.9M LTA contract for new bus depot at Lorong Halus

Malaysia’s tourism industry set for exceptional growth in 2025, with strategic investments and expanding global appeal

“We are committed to guaranteeing the safety of all road users,” says Malaysian Transport Minister after Singaporean among 7 dead in crash

“Is this a new thing?” — Singaporean asks after his relatives charge “$28 per pax” entrance fee for visiting their house during Xmas & CNY

Money, stress, and Singapore’s holiday season: A triple threat to relationship health

Unexpected hitchhiker: Family drives their car with a snake on the windscreen, side mirror

‘He was the most jovial among our siblings…’ — KF Seetoh honours his brother who passed away in Italy on Dec 21