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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

$41K Chinese cybertruck clone blows Tesla away, says US YouTuber — with a steering wheel that slides across the dashboard

SHANGHAI: At the Shanghai Auto Show, an ultramodern truck...

Fresh grad says he fell into the comparison trap after learning ‘finance folks are pulling S$13k/month straight out of uni’

SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate in Singapore took to Reddit...

Man asks, ‘Why are companies so insistent on linking everything to your last pay cheque instead of experience and skills?’

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man took to Reddit to question...

‘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...

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: Complaint Singapore

Diner claims he was charged 10 cents for asking for an extra plate

Man complains after SIA refuses to compensate damaged wheels on his luggage, but others tell him it’s due to wear & tear

“$13.20 fries what? Just dipped in oil” — Diner complains about Marina Square café’s pricing, but Singaporeans ask him, “You saw the price, right?”

“S$21, but one flat spoonful only” — Customer disappointed with his soup order that came with solid ingredients that fit in just one spoon

SG woman lends her Touch ‘n Go card to another woman at JB checkpoint to help her pay, but she never comes back

“You got nothing to do, is it?” — Singaporeans tell complainer that there’s nothing wrong with a family of 3 taking 4 seats on the bus

Woman who posted a helper’s photo online and blamed her for a toddler running away while under her care sparks debate

$5.50 chicken rice meal is expensive, a diner complains, but others tell him the price is actually reasonable, even cheap

Singaporeans disgusted after woman changes her child’s diaper while the smell from it spread in VivoCity food court

“The most expensive Nasi Lemak I ever had”: Customer claims she paid S$5 for “just an egg and begedil”