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NUS study invites public to weigh moral dilemmas of embryo selection in IVF

SINGAPORE: When faced with choosing an embryo for implantation...

‘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...

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

‘Desperately trying to shift silent majority’ — Singaporeans say IB is going overboard as GE2025 approaches

SINGAPORE: Complaints are arising online that the pro-establishment "internet...

Criticism of GRC system reignites as 3G Minister plans to lead four fresh faces through GE2025

SINGAPORE: Despite being a member of the People's Action...

ELD, MHA issue advisory to GE2025 candidates on foreign interference, cybersecurity risks

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Cyber Security...

“Thrive, Not Just Survive” – SDP proposes cutting GST to 7-5% as GE2025 approaches

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) kicked off its...

Tag: price hike

“1 slice thin papaya $1.50. Next year $2.00” — S’poreans share concerns over GST hike

“Our country (Singapore) is seriously overpopulated & expensive” — Netizen shares family’s first experience at Marina Bay Sands food court

More expensive than Kopi O? 80-cent for Ice Kosong water stuns customers

Netizen says ‘in recent months, exponential price increase has been crazy, my wallet is really feeling it’

Daiso customer unhappy his payment rounded upwards, says “Rounding means you pay extra 3 cents on top of more GST”

Singaporeans say ‘2 step GST increase will be another excuse next year for businesses to increase prices further’

Customer complains about being charged 50 cents for glass of water, coffee shop owners explain why

‘My parents bought their first place at S$100k, 30 years later, something similar is being sold for $1.6 million’

German govt slashes public transport fares by 90% for citizens — S’poreans poke fun: “Not in SG… here, we do COE”

‘Show your kindness by not increasing GST’ — Netizens respond to PM Lee’s “Make room for kindness” message