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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

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...

“Thrive, Not Just Survive” – SDP proposes cutting GST to 7-5% as GE2025 approaches

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) kicked off its...

Pritam Singh confirms WP will not take part in negotiations to avoid three-cornered fights, sparking mixed reactions

SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh's confirmation that...

Tag: elderly

Pritam Singh Highlights Rise of Dementia Cases by 2030, Supports Caregivers

“Uncle cut queue at OCBC bank, staff did nothing to deescalate situation” — Netizens react when customer confronts uncle

WP Nathaniel Koh empathizes elderly residents requesting ramp for multi-step HDB entrances on ground floor

OPINION | How do we ensure elderly Singaporeans don’t need to collect cardboard boxes in their twilight years?

VIDEO | Singapore praises bus driver for helping elderly passenger on electric scooter get off the bus

‘This isn’t a store, this is a boutique’ — Havaianas sales staff reportedly refuses to let 76-year-old woman sit down to rest

‘Please educate your elderly parents’ — Netizens say after 70-year-old auntie pressured to spend $40,000 at wellness centre

Woman in lingerie allows elderly man to grope her chest while she dirty dances in veterans’ home

70-year-old uncle seen picking & eating leftover food in Chinatown hawker; says it’s alright, he’s used to it