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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: Budget 2023

Ling Weihong goes shopping with Sengkang residents to help them cope with the rising cost of living

‘Won’t sellers just push prices up the same amount as the grant?’ — S’poreans on Lawrence Wong’s announcement of HDB housing grants increase for first-time resale buyers

‘Does that also mean more of our money will be locked by CPF?’ — Netizens on CPF monthly salary ceiling increase

PropertyGuru chief commends climate change measures in Budget 2023 that ‘help S’poreans put eco-consciousness at top-of-mind’

‘Find someone that looks at you the way he looks at our budget’ — Lawrence Wong Valentines meme goes viral on hearts day

Budget 2023: Lawrence Wong hopes S’poreans ‘understand it’s not sustainable to rely heavily on govt support year after year’

Pausing GST hike, Ombudsmen’s Office, national minimum wage—WP posts recap of key policy suggestions before Budget 2023 rollout

S’poreans: “The budget already been cast into stone… people are suffering yet prices & taxes keep on increasing”