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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...

Obbana Rajah

MND: MPs only pay a proportion of the prevailing HDB season parking rate since they do not park overnight or full days

Former Workers’ Party NCMP Yee Jenn Jong on the volunteerism spirit of “best losers in the elections”

NMP Kuik Shiao-Yin: Politicians should speak plainly because plain speech is understandable speech

oBike urges users to use their services with GrabCycle, but the latter explains partnership no longer exists

Singaporean artist reimagines Singapore as underwater city

ICA officer valiantly puts out flames of burning car at Woodlands Checkpoint, while others video the incident

Rocks thrown down from flyover along AYE on three different occasions, completely cracking windshield

LTA: 23,000 private hire car drivers still without vocational license, deadline in July

Video of K-pop concertgoer chanting gang slogan investigated by police

Video of xenophobic Singaporean man at foodcourt resurfaces, sparks tensions between netizens