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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...

TikToker draws mixed reactions after questioning Singapore’s ‘cleanest city in the world’ tag

SINGAPORE: A TikToker has drawn mixed reactions online after...

Business

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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: domestic workers

Greater heights: Indoor flight experience lifts spirits of migrant domestic workers

Maid from Indonesia thanks Singapore employers for letting her drive their Mercedes-Benz

Maid worked in Singapore for 33 years, with 10 different families, says “Some are good, but some are the worst”

Woman forces maid to hit her own teeth with meat pounder, and to punch herself 50 times to “remember the pain better”

Debt-ridden maid steals S$22,000 worth of cash and jewellery from employer

MOM requires employers to provide direct flights or travel allowance for domestic workers after employment ends

Domestic helper allegedly made to sleep below toilet pipe, posts photos of poor living conditions

Indonesian maid deported after employer reported her for supporting armed violence

Jolovan Wham says MOM should ban employers from keeping maids’ phones, netizens respond with own experiences

Employers foresee problems with new MOM rule disallowing them from keeping helpers’ money