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Maid says her employer did not give her Labour Day off, even though her contract includes PH entitlements

SINGAPORE: A domestic helper has raised concerns about the...

“When you vote for RDU, you are voting for yourself” – RDU makes resounding final appeal at Nee Soon GRC rally

GE2025: After nine days of walking the ground, knocking...

Did you know Singaporeans pay the most to own a BMW 3 Series (G20) in Southeast Asia?

SINGAPORE: Singapore topped the list as the most expensive...

Punggol voters are not here to save Gan Kim Yong’s political career

By Jeanne Ten Why is Gan Kim Yong so critical...

Business

‘Shouldn’t a company have the courtesy to inform staff before salary delays?’ — Employee upset that his employer didn’t give him a heads-up

SINGAPORE: An employee has voiced his frustration online after...

Fashion brand The Closet Lover to close after 17 years; Wong sisters with lupus choose to ‘slow down and heal’

SINGAPORE: Local fashion brand The Closet Lover will be...

Man asks, “Is it true that no one cares about your degree after working a few years?”

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean took to Reddit to ask whether...

Singapore’s prime office market slips to 9th place in Savills’ global rankings

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s prime office market dropped three spots to...

Singapore Politics

A dream deferred: Dr Chee Soon Juan falls short in Sembawang West SMC

SINGAPORE: Sembawang West Single Member Constituency (SMC): The red...

Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC: A missed opportunity for SDP amid controversy

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong led the People's Action...

The quiet rejection of Dr Paul Tambyah: What Bukit Panjang reveals about us

SINGAPORE: At MOE (Evans) Stadium, there was no eruption...

‘No hope liao’ — PAP wins resounding mandate, best vote share since GE2015, while opposition ‘jaw drops’

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has been handed a...

Yoko Nicole

“I’m unwilling to pay 10% extra to eat here” — Customer says after seeing CNY food surcharge notice

Man who makes S$10K/month asks how much he should give for “parental allowance”

Man earning $4K/month asks S’poreans: “Why fuss over price increase in cup of kopi from $1.50 to $1.80?? Or kaya toast from $4 to $6?”

‘My husband won’t let me quit my job even though I’m in pain’ — Woman seeks advice

First-time jobseeker asks if she should spam-apply jobs at govt agency to get hired for internship

Father says his son is “calculative” for refusing to pay $3.2K/month for his car loan

Girlfriend doesn’t bathe for several days; boyfriend asks if he should be “accepting and not judge”

29yo man earning $3.5K/month says he’s “barely surviving” in SG; asks how to make extra money

Son shares that his parents invested “millions with an FA, and now they can’t get it back.”

“It’s really very very torturing to have these kinds of parents,” student bemoans her parents’ constant overreaction to her purchases