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Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

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Business

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

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

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

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Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

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Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

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Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

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PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

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Tag: Foreign Domestic Worker

Maid says, despite reminding her employer to pay her since she didn’t travel home, her requests were ignored; asks what to do

Maid says she’s depressed because her employer complains about everything she cooks; wants transfer but afraid of another 2 months’ salary cut

Maid says her employer asked her to lie to MOM about working in different houses; claimed they threatened to send her home if she didn’t do so

Maid asks if her employer is responsible to book connecting flight ticket to her home town in addition to origin country; employer only agreed to latter

‘No more picnics for domestic helpers’ — Netizens debate whether barricading City Plaza grass area is a good call

Maid says she wants to transfer house, but her employer does not allow her to do so, asks for help

Maid says she doesn’t want to go with her employers on holiday to Malaysia, asks ‘Can I say no?’

Maid asks other employers how much food allowance they give their helpers when they go on holiday

Maid says she does not have an off day for the first 6 months of employment; asks if she should cut her hair by herself

Maid says her employer and their sister hit her and squeezed her arms ‘until they became blue black’