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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: Chinese New Year

Auspicious or ominous? Lion dancers in Malaysia fall into sinkhole on 7th day of Chinese New Year

My dad, despite earning an income is still asking me and my sister S$1K so that he can give angbao to relatives to ‘save face’

Woman refuses to visit boyfriend’s parents for CNY after receiving ‘just $1.60’ hongbao from them last year

‘Festive’, ‘joyous’, and ‘auspicious’ surcharges at food stalls are making Singaporeans unhappy

Ministers spread festive cheer during Chinese New Year with visits to frontline workers and business organisations

S’porean asks if she overreacted when she asked her husband to change his all-black outfit before a big family CNY gathering

Singaporean voices concern over fading spirit of CNY gatherings among younger generation

Chinese travellers scramble to cancel Thailand trips amid fears of kidnapping after actor’s rescue

Man calls 30% CNY coffee price hike at hawker centre ‘exploitative’, says there should only be a ‘moderate price increase’

Chinese New Year 2025: Must-do’s, taboo’s, and why red brings luck (and black is a big no-no)