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Singaporean man charged in Johor with trafficking over 10 kg of drugs

MALAYSIA: A Singaporean man has been charged with trafficking...

Tutor turns nasty after parent declines to make advance payment or loan him $500

SINGAPORE: A family's search for a private tutor ended...

Two arrested, weapons seized after video of vicious assault goes viral online

SINGAPORE: A man and a woman have been arrested...

24-year-old male student arrested in connection with voyeurism case at NTU

SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old has been arrested in connection with...

Business

Johor businesses urged to tap JS-SEZ for growth and investment opportunities

MALAYSIA: Businesses in Johor have been strongly encouraged to...

Sick of being broke? Eliminate these 8 silent budget killers now—before they sink you

Living paycheck to paycheck is like running on a...

Singapore SMEs eye JS-SEZ for growth amid rising costs and global trade tensions

SINGAPORE: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is emerging...

Fresh grads chasing $10K salaries? Singaporean asks: ‘Isn’t that unrealistic?’

SINGAPORE: A young local Reddit user took to the...

Singapore Politics

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

Monthly Archives: February 2025

Gay couple from US ask if they would ‘thrive’ in Singapore

How AI helped reduce empty lorries leaving Singapore ports by half

Google employees track layoffs with circulating Google Doc as job cuts continue

‘I’m under immense amount of stress from work and my relationship’: Woman asks how to de-stress in Singapore

Maybank to give $1,250 to junior staff to help with high living costs

‘I suck at work and I don’t know why’: New employee turns to S’poreans for career guidance

Ong Beng Seng set to plead guity on April 2

3 men charged with fraud in alleged connection to movement of Nvidia chips

Johor’s readiness in question as RTS Link nears completion: Infrastructure, traffic, rising land prices, and cost of living concerns grow

January and February have been quite slow: Job seeker asks when Singapore’s job market picks up