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‘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...

Ex-WP MP and PSP member call for universal minimum wage

SINGAPORE: The time has come for a universal minimum...

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

Kala Manickam calls out Ng Chee Meng’s political comeback: ‘Jalan Kayu doesn’t need a politician staging a return‘

SINGAPORE: In a striking public statement ahead of the...

Jamus Lim saying ‘What we’re trying to deny PAP is a blank cheque’ in 2020 debate emerges again

SINGAPORE: While the Workers’ Party’s (WP) Jamus Lim released...

GE2025: Minister Desmond Lee to anchor West Coast-Jurong West GRC, Foo Mee Har passing baton to new faces

SINGAPORE: All eyes will be on the West Coast...

Josephine Teo saying ‘Opposition will turn your house into a house of cards’ resurfaces

SINGAPORE: You know the General Election (GE) is coming...

Tag: gst

Budget 2023: Lawrence Wong hopes S’poreans ‘understand it’s not sustainable to rely heavily on govt support year after year’

Netizen says ‘in recent months, exponential price increase has been crazy, my wallet is really feeling it’

Singaporeans say ‘2 step GST increase will be another excuse next year for businesses to increase prices further’

“The soda is $5???” — Customer charged S$32 for one burger, fries & soda

Food court stall charges S$10 for fried baby kai lan, stall operator says GST increase affecting prices

Couple spends S$9,000 on electrical appliances before 1% GST increase despite not having a home, saves S$100

S’porean says Msia PM Anwar has forgone his salary for the sake of M’sians… So how about S’pore’s PM?

Meme depicting ship-big cost of living in SG compared with excavator-small worth GST voucher circulates online

SDP’s Bryan Lim talks on prospect of going up against Marsiling Yew Tee GRC Deputy PM Lawrence Wong

GST Voucher 2022: Everything You Need To Know Plus The Amount You’ll Get