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‘Do you check your helper’s luggage on her last day of employment?’ — Maid’s employer seeks advice

SINGAPORE: An employer took to social media to seek...

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

Business

‘I OT till 9pm almost daily’ — 25 y/o earning $3K/month burnt out just 2 weeks into her new job, considers quitting without backup...

SINGAPORE: Burnt out just two weeks into a new...

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Tag: 2023 Presidential Election

Over S$1.1 million spent by candidates for this year’s Presidential Election

Yee Jenn Jong on Tharman’s overwhelming win: It’s almost like watching a new Marvel superhero character being introduced

BBC calls Tharman ‘a president who could’ve been much more’

Former NMP Calvin Cheng critical of “deplorables” rallying around Tan Kin Lian

“Is Tan Kin Lian why Tharman won?” — Singaporean asks

Ng Kok Song taking extra security precautions after disruption at campaign walkabout

Ex-PSP candidate Kumaran Pillai calls out the party over ‘ill-conceived’ communications regarding support for Tan Kin Lian

Tharman says the election is “a contest between individuals who have to be assessed on their character… whether they have a track record of serving people”

‘Behave in respectful manner’ — Tan Kin Lian tells supporters in wake of Ng Kok Song’s Clementi walkabout incident

Chee Soon Juan: I’m not enthusiastic, for different reasons, about all 3 candidates, yet come Friday, I have to make a decision