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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

“Some days are better, some days are worse” — Grab delivery rider shares his struggle to make ends meet

“How do I get town council to fix this?” — HDB resident with severe ceiling and wall damages calls for help

“How much you spend on your wedding?” — $4K or $40K? Is it worth breaking the bank for?

Jobless S’porean sends out 50+ job applications but receives only 2 calls, asks if job market “really bad right now?”

“We are bred to be their retirement plan” — Man says it’s unfair for children to pay for parent’s cost of living

Rising cost of living: Stuffs Singaporeans are giving up to cope with the squeeze

“My wife has been unemployed for 2 years and I’m about to snap” — Man says after shouldering “all bills” for two years

Singaporean tells “parents to stop treating your kids as your dividend stocks”

My mother wants my hongbao money I got from relatives, because she said it anyhow belongs to her

Wife says husband may be financially abusive as he is reluctant to give her access to financial statements in his name