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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...

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...

Business

CDL director’s criticism puts boardroom conflict over appointments back in spotlight

SINGAPORE: A City Developments Ltd. (CDL) senior director’s criticism...

NITEC grad who was offered $2K/month for an internship asks, ‘Am I getting underpaid?’

SINGAPORE: After receiving an internship offer that paid S$2,000...

‘Is S$4,600 acceptable?’ — Fresh grad debates about his tech job salary offer in today’s job market

SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate took to Reddit to ask...

Johor ramps up cross-border tourism ties with Singapore ahead of VJY 2026

SINGAPORE: As Visit Johor Year 2026 (VJY 2026) approaches,...

Singapore Politics

Rotten Tomatoes: Here are the cringiest GE2025 candidates so far

GE2025, SINGAPORE: At the midpoint into this year’s General...

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...

Yearly Archives: 2024

Is it true? — My dad claims that the moment a child starts working, they need to pay 20% of their salary to the household

Celebrities pay moving tributes to the victims of the Muan aviation disaster

“Do you stay loyal to abusive parents just to please strangers?” — The growing debate over young adults cutting ties with parents

“Squid Game” Season 2 review: More brutal, aggressive, and bizarre than the original

Singapore stocks saw little change on Monday morning—STI edged up 0.03%

Foreign man in SG earning S$10K/month asks for help from S’poreans after he lost all his savings and fell into S$100K debt due to leverage trading

“My salary never crossed S$3.2K despite 5 years working experience” — SG worker wonders if he will ever earn S$4K and beyond

“I broke down after they left” — Woman heartbroken after her family & friends criticized her BTO reno during housewarming party

Recruitment agency sued me S$2,000 for not attending their job interview

SG woman attending a job interview asks, “How do I explain the 5-year gap in my resume due to mental health issues?”