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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: high rental rates

Singaporean woman tries living in JB to save money on rent, commutes daily to SG for work, finds out if it’s really worth it

Home prices & rentals in Singapore now higher than Hong Kong; most expensive in APAC

$6500/month Ang Mo Kio flat breaks HDB rental rate record

Singapore overtakes New York as city with highest rental growth — report

Rental prices likely to rise by another 10 to 15 per cent in 2023, netizens worry they won’t be able to afford it

Netizen says ‘GST 1% increase to 8% isn’t that much, but sellers increase their price to 10-20% is the real issue’

With rental prices reaching all-time high in Singapore this year, here’s how you can make the most of your budget

‘Rent $1250 – very cheap!! Where do u get it???’ — French woman in Singapore shares how she got cheap rental and manages her monthly budget

S$40M Yishun kopitiam spotted with empty spaces as stalls leave

Expats in Singapore face surging rental prices, smaller pay & inflation, even risk being scammed