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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

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...

WP’s Jalan Kayu candidate Andre Low trends online after talking about Income-Allianz deal during rally

SINGAPORE: For some moments on Thursday night, the candidate...

Beatrice Del Rosario

‘They even climb onto a chair to clean their windows’: Singaporeans rally behind helper seen cleaning service balcony

Young Singaporean new to full-time work: ‘How did you accept working five days a week?’

Man, 25, with $10K savings contemplates cutting ties with his toxic family, asks if he can make it alone

Online user asks, ‘Is it a cultural thing to drag feet while walking?’

Burn out, unpaid overtime, nightmares of work: Corporate workers of 1.5 years thinks of quitting

‘Maintenance cost me almost S$5,000 a month’ — Singaporean shares how owning his dream car for a year turned into a nightmare

Taxi etiquette: Should you tell taxi drivers which route you want to take?

‘How to get over Sunday scaries?’ — SG worker says he ‘tears up’ every week having to ‘mentally prepare for Monday blues’

‘I got promoted without increment’ — Employee wonders if he should demand a raise or just quit

Man, 32, earns S$7.3K/month but suffers from burnout and is unhappy at work; asks how much money to accumulate before he can quit