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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

‘Still no job since graduation’: 22-year-old S’porean diploma holder questions if full-time uni is the better path

SINGAPORE: Yet another young Singaporean has taken to social...

‘I’m working 7 days a week at this point’: Overworked intern opens up about toxic boss and senior colleagues

SINGAPORE: Despite having worked at the company for only...

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...

Singapore Politics

Gan Kim Yong promotes “Not a Stranger” hashtag after Punggol GRC resident appears to snub him in viral video

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong has promoted...

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...

Obbana Rajah

MP Indranee Rajah writes back against private Facebook post that claims she ‘disturbed’ senior couple during Tiong Bahru lunch walkabout

Video on how to dismantle oBike lock garners mixed reactions from netizens – dismantle or don’t?

Ryde faced with 2,000 phantom bookings from 300 fake accounts, IP addresses linked to ‘Grabtaxi Pte Ltd’

GST Vouchers and Medisave top-ups – not enough help to even fewer families; Maruah President questions

Surge in the number of taxi drivers, commuters also revert to taking taxis

Two men fighting over last toilet urinal at Aljunied MRT station, both arrested

oBike’s deposit refund button on app mysteriously disappeared, company now in liquidation

Deal with elitism by being a bigger elitist, says netizen on Facebook

Striking a balance between fake news and freedom of expression – possible?