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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: Ministry of Manpower

MOM: Employment in Singapore grows for 5th straight quarter, but there’s also recent rise in retrenchments

Nicole Seah: Reparation of Hawker Centres is funded by NEA or Town Councils, not MPs

Tan See Leng: MOM to improve migrant worker housing standards as part of multi-year road map for more resilient workforce

Where is the logic? Open VTL for leisure travellers but not for labour crunch construction sector — Netizens on latest curbs

MOM: Non-Malaysian work permit or S pass holders in CMP sectors can no longer enter S’pore via VTL

Shouldn’t it be mandatory for workers in dormitories to be vaccinated? Netizens on Westlite Jalan Tukang dormitory issue

Over S$3,000 spent to hire domestic helper, family discovers she’s pregnant; agency refused to take her back

With employees going back to the office, firms must comply with safety measures

Bats flying into flats: Those commenting on post query Josephine Teo’s assurance

‘Hiring slowed but did not come to a standstill,’ says MOM