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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: income

Man earning S$4.5K/month says his wife is forcing him to switch to a higher-paying job because they “wouldn’t be able to afford a kid” in Singapore

“Everything is expensive” — Young Singaporeans say income inequality and housing affordability is their common worry in Singapore

Diplomat Tommy Koh defends ex-Income CEO despite NTUC Enterprise’s rebuttal

Ng Chee Meng says additional resources are crucial for Income to continue its social mission

NTUC Enterprise, Income accuse ex-NTUC Income CEO of casting “unfair” aspersions about Allianz deal

Man says his friends always expect him to pay for their meals because he earns “4-5x more” than them

Man earning S$6k asks if “spending S$2k on rent is a good move”

Median Household Income at S$10,869 in 2023; 2.8% real term increase from past year

Singaporean asks: “Why do SG men earn more on average than women when women have a headstart of two years?”

MOM: Real median income fell by 2.2% in 2023