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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

Letter from the publisher: Embracing the year of the snake

CNY surcharge? Man asked to pay an additional $1 after ordering one more piece of tau kwa

Singaporean says this year’s CNY feels quieter due to economic concerns, rain, and festive burnout

Navigating the festive chaos and surviving Malaysia’s highway crawl during Chinese New Year

Diner stunned by restaurant’s ‘insane’ price markup, says their Bee Hoon increased from $8.50 to $10.80

Singaporean shocked by car wash price increase from $11 to $18; asks, ‘Is this the norm during CNY?’

Man asks if giving his wife ang bao for CNY is common practice; he has been doing it for several years

Singaporean calls out livestreamers for driving up prices, claims they earn ‘S$200-400k in good months’

Blossoms and lanterns in Chinese New Year celebration at Gardens by the Bay

CNY question: Is there any Chinese traditions that I can use to excuse myself from CNY visiting due to newborn?