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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: cost of living

‘This cup is $1.30’ — Singaporean man suggests tracking kopi-o kosong prices to understand Singapore’s cost of living

Should you take the leap? A Malaysian woman’s bold proposition to other M’sians to work in S’pore because “The purchasing power is high”

Singaporean man says living in Indonesia for $410/month is better than living in SG and paying for HDB flat ‘slogging for the next 30 years’

“There is no cost-of-living crisis’: Baby boomer with S$1.7M wealth offers blunt advice to the younger generation

Singaporeans optimistic as 2025 begins, but cost of living concerns could affect next GE

Singapore holds the top spot for current cost of living index in Southeast Asia

“5 apples cost almost $11!?!?” — Shopper shocked with price, but Singaporeans explain why “it’s worth it”

Singapore MP sparks debate on cost of living with provocative hawker meal comparison

4,000 OCBC employees in Singapore to get $1K each; S$7.5M one-off payment in total for junior employees to cope with cost of living

New NTU study shows 70% of SG youths say high cost of living is biggest barrier to having kids