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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...

‘I find myself paying S$10 for fried noodles at a business district’: Resident asks Singaporeans how they are coping with rising costs

SINGAPORE: A concerned resident took to an online forum...

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...

Business

MIDA champions Malaysia’s rise as Asia’s new supply chain hub through JS-SEZ partnership with Singapore

MALAYSIA: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has expressed...

CLAS reports 4% YoY gross profit increase for Q1 FY2025

SINGAPORE: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) reported a 4% year-on-year...

ST Engineering bags S$4.4B in new contracts for Q1 2025, boosted by defence and public security and commercial aerospace deals

SINGAPORE: Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) secured S$4.4 billion...

Singapore banks drive share buybacks, set to be biggest in four years, after dip in share prices

SINGAPORE: Singapore banks are seizing the opportunity presented by...

Singapore Politics

Pritam Singh: Maybe SM Lee only wants to present one side of facts on Income-Allianz deal

SINGAPORE: The thwarted deal between Income and Allianz last...

WP’s Andre Low: Ng Chee Meng and I represent 2 very different kinds of candidates

SINGAPORE: At a doorstep interview on Sunday (Apr 27),...

Pritam Singh: If PM says he needs over 2/3 of Parliament to be PAP MPs to govern properly, that’s a ‘serious problem’

SINGAPORE: In a doorstep interview on Sunday (April 27),...

GE2025: Which candidates could lose their deposits?

SINGAPORE: With less than a week to go before...

Yoko Nicole

SG student studies 4-5 hours daily, but her parents tell her it’s “barely enough” suggesting “8-10 hours per day” instead

“He literally reacted with vulgarities hurled at me” — Employee shocked by his colleague’s rude reaction because he took medical leave

28yo SG woman says she and her partner “don’t wish to get married nor have kids due to the major commitment/responsibility”

“I have an unrealised stock loss of S$13K. How do I re-start my investment journey?” — SG Man

SG man asks: “Is $40-50K Chinese wedding possible?”

Singaporean intern asks if sitting on Priority Seats on MRTs is okay if you feel tired or unwell

Daughter says, “I don’t feel comfortable with my mum giving her male friend access to my home CCTV 24/7”

23yo diploma holder with S$1.2K monthly savings asks if he should “invest now or pursue a degree?”

SG student says “my mum called me selfish just because I’m not giving my dad $700” from her $2000 award

“We can’t save money at all in Singapore” — Woman says that even her husband’s $9K monthly salary is still not enough