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NUS study invites public to weigh moral dilemmas of embryo selection in IVF

SINGAPORE: When faced with choosing an embryo for implantation...

‘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...

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

GE2025: Red Dot United unveils manifesto rethinking society with a heart

SINGAPORE: In a spirited address that called for a...

‘Desperately trying to shift silent majority’ — Singaporeans say IB is going overboard as GE2025 approaches

SINGAPORE: Complaints are arising online that the pro-establishment "internet...

Criticism of GRC system reignites as 3G Minister plans to lead four fresh faces through GE2025

SINGAPORE: Despite being a member of the People's Action...

ELD, MHA issue advisory to GE2025 candidates on foreign interference, cybersecurity risks

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Cyber Security...

Tag: elderly

High praise for PAP MP Lily Neo who helped relocate elderly cardboard collectors

Elderly cardboard collectors struggle to walk up to 30 minutes after their Chinatown collection point shuts down

97-year old lady sells fruits and vegetables at condominium corridor to allegedly “get food on her table and her daily allowance”

Woman’s grandmother was drugged and robbed at a polyclinic

69-year old claims CPF only paid out S$15 for month of September, says he just wants to live with dignity

73-year old man tells SDP of PM Lee: “So he expects me to work till 1000 years old?”

Avoid donating cooking oil, soy sauce or instant noodles to the needy – vouchers preferred, says volunteer group

Elderly couple plead for single-sized mattress from welfare organization

GrabFood rider has altercation with elderly man at Bishan on the use of PMDs on shared pavements

Elderly man who wanted one particular seat on the bus, uses ageism as a means to get the seat