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‘Something better and not less’: Woman says upgrade on playground at Pasir Ris Street feels more like a downgrade

SINGAPORE: A woman took to social media to air...

Singaporean man says he’s confused why people keep saying public housing is ‘unaffordable for low-income individuals’

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has sparked a debate online...

“Things will pan out well” – PSP candidate on potential three-cornered fight at Marymount SMC

SINGAPORE: Progress Singapore Party's (PSP) candidate for Marymount SMC...

Ex-WP MP and PSP member call for universal minimum wage

SINGAPORE: The time has come for a universal minimum...

Business

Employee terminated for not agreeing to work on Saturdays, asks Singaporeans, ‘Is this wrongful termination?’

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean employee has allegedly been terminated after...

After CDL fallout, analysts push for clearer governance in Singapore’s family-run firms

SINGAPORE: Property giant City Developments Limited's (CDL's) public boardroom...

‘Depression is setting in:’ Employee desperately seeks advice on how to handle a ‘legendarily bad boss’

SINGAPORE: An exhausted employee took to social media to...

CapitaLand Investment to launch first retail REIT in China’s SSE with RMB2.8B of assets

SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI: CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced that it has applied...

Singapore Politics

Kala Manickam calls out Ng Chee Meng’s political comeback: ‘Jalan Kayu doesn’t need a politician staging a return‘

SINGAPORE: In a striking public statement ahead of the...

Jamus Lim saying ‘What we’re trying to deny PAP is a blank cheque’ in 2020 debate emerges again

SINGAPORE: While the Workers’ Party’s (WP) Jamus Lim released...

GE2025: Minister Desmond Lee to anchor West Coast-Jurong West GRC, Foo Mee Har passing baton to new faces

SINGAPORE: All eyes will be on the West Coast...

Josephine Teo saying ‘Opposition will turn your house into a house of cards’ resurfaces

SINGAPORE: You know the General Election (GE) is coming...

Tag: Affordable housing

1 bedroom condo in Wallich Residence fetches top dollar amid rising Tanjong Pagar property prices

Ad for 3 males to share tiny room for ‘$400 per pax’ has only 2 beds ‘so two strangers have to share a bed?’ — Netizen

Netizen asks ‘why garment never stop to think that high resale price is due to couples not willing to wait 3 to 5 years for BTO?’

Pritam Singh Advocates for Affordable, Accessible HDB Flats in Singapore

Gerald Giam: It’s time to focus on HDB’s original mission of providing quality & affordable housing for all Singaporeans

Jamus Lim Advocates for Housing Affordability, Urges for a ‘Reboot’ in Singapore’s Property Market

Desmond Lee files Ministerial Motion to counter PSP’s public housing motion

Rental prices likely to rise by another 10 to 15 per cent in 2023, netizens worry they won’t be able to afford it

Ho Ching: Buying HDB flat with lump sum payment is like paying rent without inflation for decades; keeps housing cost low

‘My parents bought their first place at S$100k, 30 years later, something similar is being sold for $1.6 million’