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Cost of living, home affordability, govt accountability are top concerns for GE2025—survey

SINGAPORE: A survey from Milieu Insight released shortly before...

Neighbour won’t spay her cat — now their area is full of mess and strays, says resident

SINGAPORE: A frustrated resident took to an online forum...

Job seeker asks: ‘Is it really that hard to get hired now, or is it just me?’

SINGAPORE: A job seeker who has been applying for...

Singapore negotiating US concessions on pharmaceutical exports and high-end AI chips access

SINGAPORE: Singapore is negotiating concessions with the United States...

Business

Travel platform RateHawk reports 67% global bookings surge in 2024 as travel demand rebounds

B2B travel solutions firm RateHawk reported a 67% increase...

IWG adds 115 new workspaces in Asia Pacific amid growing demand for hybrid work solutions

SINGAPORE: International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 115 new...

Hiring slows in Singapore, with fewer jobs and rising unemployment in Q1

SINGAPORE: According to Ministry of Manpower (MOM) data featured...

Maybank, PUJB forge strategic partnership to boost Johor entrepreneurs in JS-SEZ

MALAYSIA: The Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and Perbadanan Usahawan...

Singapore Politics

WP’s Jackson Au: ‘You can be good in Parliament and good on the ground’

SINGAPORE: Jackson Au, a candidate for The Workers’ Party...

Parliament needs more female members: Sylvia Lim

SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chairperson Sylvia Lim has called on...

Quality of PAP ministers ‘leaves very much to be desired’: Chee Soon Juan

SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan...

WP’s Michael Thng: ‘We don’t want to be told that the sky is white when we see it is blue’

SINGAPORE: Before Nomination Day, the Workers Party (WP) introduced...

Tag: MOH

“We’re intelligent vaxxers, not anti-vaxxers” — ‘Healing the Divide’ founder responds to MOH

S’pore netizens on daily COVID-19 deaths — There’s nothing to be happy about

Public officers who refuse to be vaccinated may be put on unpaid leave if they cant be redeployed and could even be terminated

Weekly Covid-19 local case growth rate slips below 1, can curbs be eased next?

COVID-19: Delta subvariant AY.4.2 detected in S’pore — 10-15% more infectious than its parent, Delta

Two new charts to better reflect daily COVID situation added by MOH

‘Usual post-weekend surge’ ― 3,994 new COVID-19 cases & 7 deaths reported

9 more S’poreans die from COVID-19; 28th day in a row

S’pore’s youngest COVID-19 death ― 23-year-old partially vaccinated, among 15 reported fatalities

‘Death rate not coming down ― are current safe management measures enough?’ Netizens seek answers