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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

Neighbour keeps banging their metal gate loudly: Resident says her life has been ‘crazy hell’

Illegal immigrants less likely deported under Biden administration, conservatives fear for America

Lee Hsien Yang commemorates Lee Wei Ling’s 69th birthday with throwback photo while PM Lee maintains silence

Singapore joins US, UK and other Govts in condemning Houthi Red Sea attacks

Workers’ Party kicks off 2024 with a bang! — Market visits, healthy living activities and other fun stuff

Will the next ministerial pay review take place in 2024?

LTA: New flyover connecting Seletar Link to TPE set to open soon

“Unnecessary GST hike will cause economic hardship” — Lee Hsien Yang

Singapore companies to invest $5 billion in Tamil Nadu

Desmond Lee: S Iswaran corruption probe had “big impact” on West Coast GRC