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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

“Is making $100K by age 30 even relevant in Singapore anymore?” — One Singaporean affected by rising wages and inflation asks

SIA passenger wears helmet after recent flight turbulence; Singaporeans react

What to do if your “previous employer refused to be your job referee?” — SG jobseeker asks

Phua Chu Kang schools Singaporeans on how to pronounce “Gurmit Singh” — Hint: It’s not ‘Gemit’ or ‘Kermit’

Should I tell my new boyfriend about my past abortion with my ex?

6yo Singaporean hero cycles 120km in just one day to raise funds for the disabled and to break Asian record

“Is this normal or strange?” — Job seeker asks if job interviewers should be asking about her religion, siblings, and former company’s boss’s age

My employer randomly changed our resignation notice period from 30 days to 180 days without any explanation

Love beyond looks: Singaporean men and women value emotional compatibility above physical appearance