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Migrant worker wins $5.7K after 2-year fight as court rejects employer’s ‘fixed’ overtime payments
A migrant worker has won a two-year legal battle after the High Court ruled employers cannot cap overtime pay through fixed allowances, reinstating his full claim of S$5,711.11.
‘It changed me in ways I never expected’: International student shares life in Singapore
An international student shared on Reddit how studying in Singapore for Masters changed his life.
‘I’m job hugging even harder’: Some Singaporeans share how they’re navigating rising costs amid the Middle East war
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans’ worries over job stability and rising costs have surfaced online amid the Middle East war, as countries scramble for oil and gas supply and contend with higher petrol price...
Singaporeans flock to Batam to buy groceries, but ferries take fewer trips as fuel prices rise
High fuel prices are causing ferry operators to cut trips, but more S'poreans are heading to Batam to buy cheap groceries
Business
‘Not poor, but not enough’: Malaysia’s M40 caught in a housing squeeze
Rising living costs and tighter financing are leaving many middle-income Malaysians unable to turn their homeownership aspirations into reality.
Singaporean lands 4 job offers after multiple final round interviews, shares job hunting hacks
SINGAPORE: Amid a competitive hiring climate, one Singaporean who received four job offers has shared useful job-hunting tips on Reddit for those still searching for work.
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‘Non-stop chaos since early March’: Energy sector worker burnt out after war-driven demand surge pushes workload to extreme levels
“It’s been non-stop chaos since early March,” he said
Childcare job postings in Singapore see steepest decline in February as fertility rate hits record low
This comes as Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to a record low of 0.87 in 2025.
Singapore Politics
‘Wayang or real?’ DPM Gan takes public transport after backlash; netizens say Pritam Singh did it better
As a photo of WP SG Singh taking the train goes viral, some are asking where DPM Gan is after he advised Singaporeans to take public transport to save electricity, this week.
International human rights organisations call on Singapore Government to ‘immediately’ drop all charges against local activist Jolovan Wham
The statement follows recent charges against the activist over alleged involvement in public assemblies.
Workers’ Party leaders jump on flashback trend, share what they looked like in the ‘90s
What Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Dennis Tan, Jamus Lim, and others looked like around 30 years ago. Some were young adults, some were just babies. Commenters remembered it was the first time they vot...
Mun Wai: Singapore needs foreigners. That’s not the debate.
He argues that if immigration had been handled well, Singaporeans would not feel as much anxiety as they do