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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: job market

Singapore struggles with AI adoption as workers reluctant to reskill—JobStreet report

Man quits his IT job due to stress but ends up driving for Grab/Gojek 14 hours a day because he can’t find another job

Tech professional has applied to more than 1,000 positions since losing his job in January 2024 but still remains unemployed

Analytics grad sent in almost 250 job applications with no success, asks Reddit users to ‘please send help’

Young Singaporean says no job in sight despite sending out almost 300 applications

“Are employers actually hiring or just putting out job ads for the sake of it?” — Singaporean who can’t get hired for months asks

Good candidate; strong resume, and yet can’t get a job for months; Singaporean asks why local job market is so bad

24yo SG uni student with no savings says he feels “like giving up studying coz it’s so much stress and job market gives me depression”

Singaporean spends S$1K on “upskilling courses, boot camps, and certifications” but still can’t get a job

Jobstreet Hiring, Compensation & Benefits Report 2024: 45% hirers confident of “more active” job market this year