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10¢ beverage deposit charged at checkout, won’t show on price tags
Under the Beverage Container Return Scheme, consumers pay a refundable 10-cent deposit when buying pre-packaged drinks in plastic bottles or metal cans ranging from 150ml to 3L. Major supermarkets...
Good intention, better execution? Tighter security checkpoints sparked huge traffic jams with clearance times reaching as long as 150 minutes
Increased security checks at land, sea, and air borders have caused severe traffic congestion, with traffic jams even stretching all the way back to the Johor Bahru border crossing. A woman complai...
Retirement age to be raised 64, re-employment age to 69 by July 1
"As previously announced, we will raise the retirement and re-employment ages to 64 and 69 respectively on 1 July 2026, this would keep us on track to raising them to 65 and 70 by 2030," said Manpo...
3 Singaporeans arrested for money laundering in connection with Prince Holding Group; S$350 million in assets seized
The police have arrested three Singapore citizens in a money laundering investigation involving transnational scam syndicate Prince Holding Group. According to a Mar. 3 police news release, this co...
Business
‘I’m technically leading, but not taken seriously,’ says Gen Z worker
SINGAPORE: A Gen-Z marketing employee recently shared online that she has been feeling brushed aside at work, and she believes her age plays a big part in it.
Posting on the r/singaporejobs subre...
‘Say Please First’: Girl’s Response to Seat Request Draws Reactions
SINGAPORE: “Say please first. ” That was the reply a teenage girl gave after an uncle allegedly barked at her to give up her seat on the MRT
‘I feel dejected’: Man in his 40s says ‘poor credit score’ cost him his job and future career opportunities
SINGAPORE: A man in his 40s shared on social media that he feels deeply “dejected” because his poor credit score has not only caused him to lose his job in 2024, but it has also prevented him from ...
8 more jobs, including waiters & cabin crew, to open in SG to work permit holders from other countries
Eight occupations in social services, food services and air transport will open to work permit holders from more countries from September, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng announced on Tuesday (Mar 3...
Singapore Politics
Fadli Fawzi has been surprising Kaki Bukit residents with Buka Puasa meals
Mr Fadli and his teams have been giving out coupons for Kueh Raya and IFTAR
Singaporeans applaud immediate 20% increase in tobacco tax, but ask if more should be done to curb smoking
SINGAPORE: During the rollout of the national Budget on...
Jamus Lim says Singapore should do more to help the poorest nations of the world
SINGAPORE: In a recent speech in Parliament, Workers’ Party...
Leon Perera: Are we Singaporeans more confident or more fearful about the future?
SINGAPORE: On the eve of the roll-out of Budget...