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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: dating in Singapore

28 yo man asks, ‘Am I wrong to only want to date and marry a girl that is financially equal or better?’

‘Am I not good enough?’ Woman feels neglected as partner prioritises brothers over her

S’porean asks how to reject a date nicely; man responds, ‘Just be direct, it’s the nicest and least hurtful way’

‘Are you sure he’s still alive?’ — S’poreans ask woman who saw her date still ‘alive’ at AMK after his mum told her that he died from an accident

‘Is my market value less than a teh peng?’ — Woman stunned after her date asks her to pay him back for iced milk tea

29-year-old foreigner says her Singaporean date asked about her salary at their first meeting, making it feel ‘transactional’

Foreigner spending S$200-250 on each date with Singaporean girlfriend shocks netizens

Woman goes on a date with a man who flaunted his wealth and with a man who had no financial plan, asks Singaporeans how important shared financial values are in relationships

‘Is it okay to stay single forever in Singapore?’ — 30-year-old man asks

Woman sees ‘red flags’ after her date split the bill and did not ensure she got home safely—netizens disagree