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

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Singaporean man says he’s confused why people keep saying public housing is ‘unaffordable for low-income individuals’

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“Things will pan out well” – PSP candidate on potential three-cornered fight at Marymount SMC

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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

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‘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: 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’