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Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

TikToker draws mixed reactions after questioning Singapore’s ‘cleanest city in the world’ tag

SINGAPORE: A TikToker has drawn mixed reactions online after...

Business

‘I’m just a burden,’ 35 year-old Singaporean mum feels defeated after months of job rejections following redundancy

SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old Singaporean mum of two felt completely...

New DBS CEO says businesses should ‘look at new opportunities where they can grow’ amid trade tensions

SINGAPORE: DBS Bank’s new CEO Tan Su Shan said...

4 Singapore tour bus operators suspended from entering Malaysia for unauthorised express services and selling tickets online

SINGAPORE: Four tour bus companies based in Singapore had...

What fresh grads can do in the face of fewer vacancies, tougher job market

SINGAPORE: Amid the current tough job market, recent graduates...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Tag: PMET

2 in 10 larger firms in Singapore have at least 30% foreign PMET workforce

Majority of Singaporeans frown upon workplace slang, yet many indulge: Survey

PMET worker talks to Jamus Lim about difficulties of getting a job after being laid off

In Parliament: Tan See Leng says 62% of PMET jobs have gone to locals; up from 55% in 2016

Singapore’s new work pass for high-earners with S$30K minimum monthly salary launched to attract top talents to live in Singapore

Singaporean PMET dismissed from bank job after 20 years of service, believes dismissal due to ‘salary too high’ and not because of performance issues

MOM corrects blogger Leong Sze Hian on unemployment, PMET stats

Former bank employee says: “I would advise all Singaporeans to forget about applying for any PMET job. Become a hawker, Grab driver, food delivery, security guard, cleaner”

Companies are desperate to fill jobs, prefer to take in S’poreans because they’re more productive: Tan See Leng on CECA

Govt easing restrictions for work permits and S-pass applications to meet manpower shortage