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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: CDL

CDL director’s criticism puts boardroom conflict over appointments back in spotlight

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

‘This is our responsibility’: CDL to give proper account to shareholders after putting boardroom dispute behind

CDL shares rise as Kwek Leng Beng drops lawsuit against son and board

Kwek Leng Beng drops lawsuit against son, CDL shares see 4% uptick

SIAS seeks clarification from CDL following boardroom brawl—Father proposed to remove son after allegations of attempted coup

Catherine Wu resigns as adviser to Millennium & Copthorne Hotels; Kwek Leng Beng says son can’t ‘justify his board coup’ now

CDL shares fell 7% as trading resumes amid boardroom brawl

CDL’s Sherman Kwek points to his father’s adviser Catherine Wu as source of dispute; fallout prompts DBS to cut target price to S$6.70

CDL boardroom brawl amid 37% profit drop: Real estate billionaire Kwek Leng Beng seeks to ‘set things right’ and fire son Sherman over ‘attempted coup’