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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

EV car owner ignites social media frenzy as he changes BYD logo

HONG KONG: Lighting up Hong Kong’s social media feeds,...

$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...

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: Covid-19 outbreak

Man in N95 mask distances himself from nurse waiting for the same lift – discrimination amidst the COVID-19 outbreak?

Reports of deliberate, unhygienic practices surface amidst the COVID-19 outbreak

Former NMP goes against Ho Ching’s advise that even alcohol can be used to sanitise against COVID-19

Daily brief: COVID-19 update for Feb 21, 2020

Netizens praise Chan Chun Sing, calling him another LKY for being “honest, authentic” after his closed-door speech leak

Malaysian police chief tells Jho Low, reportedly in Wuhan, to come home if he’s infected with Covid-19

Rub, rub … money laundering takes on a new meaning in midst of Covid-19 outbreak

Morning brief: COVID-19 update for Feb 19, 2020

Singaporean: Thailand better prepared than SG for Covid-19 outbreak

Lim Tean on COVID-19 in SG: “PAP should learn from the Macau authorities”