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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

HDB lifts in Toa Payoh break down, man carries elderly dad up to 19th floor

Domestic helpers film TikTok videos, neglect elderly and child at Bukit Batok playground

S’pore retiree ordered to clear decade-old secret garden in Choa Chu Kang forest

S$5,500 raised by 12-year-old to buy phones for seniors during circuit breaker

Elderly lady spotted selling tissue packets to car drivers and passersby at Yishun junction

Non-profit organisation seeks help for sick elderly who do not qualify for govt aid

72-year-old man sent to ICU following Covid-19 vaccination; MOH confirms cardiac arrest wasn’t caused by vaccine

S’pore residents 70 years old and above can register in advance for Covid-19 vaccination before rollout on Feb 22

Domestic worker accused of abusing elderly woman in wheelchair

Video of elderly cleaner reminds netizens of Tan Chuan-Jin’s “exercise” comments