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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...

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‘Shri, this one’s for you. There will never be another You’ — Wife pens heartfelt tribute to Singapore mountaineer who went missing on Mount Everest

Uncle lying down on escalator taking selfies or he fell down and needed help?

Sylvia Lim posts tribute to Queen of Rock & Roll Tina Turner

Hack or theft? Local influencer earns brickbats after showing how to score more ice cream at IKEA

F&B owner says ‘We’re barely surviving’ after being asked to issue a refund on ban mee & milk tea order that left them with only $9.70

Netizens roast customer for posting video complaining about delivery rider leaving package without ringing doorbell

Another IKEA cabinet shatters to pieces without contact

Elderly man living alone dies 2 days before Hari Raya; After-death cleaning service finds his ‘baju kurung’ ready to be worn in anticipation of the celebration

Tasha Low poses with her Y2K fit through a mirror, but netizens ask why the mirror is so dirty instead

Kim Jong Un & Donald Trump at Bukit Timah Nature Park, Queen Elizabeth at Gardens by the Bay, and more — IG user places famous people in Singapore