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‘Do you check your helper’s luggage on her last day of employment?’ — Maid’s employer seeks advice

SINGAPORE: An employer took to social media to seek...

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

Business

‘I OT till 9pm almost daily’ — 25 y/o earning $3K/month burnt out just 2 weeks into her new job, considers quitting without backup...

SINGAPORE: Burnt out just two weeks into a new...

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

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

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Singapore Politics

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

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

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

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

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

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

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

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Tag: He TIng Ru

He Ting Ru opens up about her health struggles in 2022, also says ‘I’m grateful for the happy & precious moments the year served up’

He Ting Ru supports 377A repeal: ‘I don’t believe we should have a law that’s plainly & obviously discriminatory’

Jamus Lim Shares Powerful Analogy in Support of Section 377A Repeal

Workers’ Party underlines need to pose questions in Parliament regarding failed crypto giant FTX

WP CEC election: Sylvia and Pritam re-elected as party leaders, former Think Centre president Tan Kong Soon makes a return

Workers’ Party leaders held appreciation lunch for party veteran

Health, housing, population growth—WP MPs continue to raise important issues in Parliament

Workers’ Party returns to Jalan Besar GRC for outreach with party leaders including Pritam Singh

Sun Xueling on keeping preschools safe & secure, and able to quickly respond during fire, terrorist attack or bomb threat

In Parliament: He Ting Ru says ‘it’s important that our plans to address mental health illnesses are firmly anchored within the primary health care system’