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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: Deepavali

Netizen argues that Deepavali and Diwali are not the same; Deepavali is celebrated one day before Diwali

Happy Diwali or Happy Deepavali? — Singaporean Indians enlighten a netizen on the true meaning of the word for the Hindu Festival of Lights

Comedian Rishi Budhrani refers to PA banner calling for ‘litter-free’ Deepavali; joking, he then called for ‘air pollution-free’ Hungry Ghost Festival and ‘indiscriminate parking-free’ Hari Raya

Amid mounting outrage, PAP MP removes Deepavali banners that warned against littering

Workers’ Party leader Pritam Singh resumes house visit after Deepavali holiday

‘In small spaces, a small light will shine big & bright in the darkness,’ Netizens poke fun at Josephine Teo’s Deepavali post

Professor allegedly insists on having class on Deepavali ‘because there’s no other common time’

SDP spreads festive cheer during Deepavali, at Bukit Batok SMC and Marsiling – Yew Tee GRC

Indranee Rajah kicks off #AmarkalaDeepavali2022 celebrations in style! Wishing everyone Happy Deepavali!

Usher in the Festival of Lights with Mediacorp’s Amarkala Deepavali countdown show!