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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

WP’s Jackson Au: ‘You can be good in Parliament and good on the ground’

SINGAPORE: Jackson Au, a candidate for The Workers’ Party...

Parliament needs more female members: Sylvia Lim

SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chairperson Sylvia Lim has called on...

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...

Yearly Archives: 2024

Chinese restaurant faces backlash for labelling cheap dishes ‘kinder rates’ and expensive ones ‘PhD rates’—accused of educational discrimination

Singapore stocks traded lower on Friday morning—STI fell 0.5%

Married woman busted for staging fake blind date with actors to scam date

Thai airport apologizes after Singapore’s Peranakan shophouses were used to promote Phuket, but said it had been done intentionally

US investor calls on Donald Trump to envision Puerto Rico as the ‘American Singapore’

Hair salon boss apologizes, asks unhappy customer for refund extension being scammed by renovation contractor

Economists respond to Elon Musk’s tweet about Singapore “going extinct”

Caregiver company apologizes after staff exposes patient’s identity on TikTok live

Ageing does not have to be painful, says top SG pain doctor

MRCB withdraws from Berjaya-led consortium for KL-SG HSR project to pursue other strategic opportunities