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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: retirement

Retiring With S$6,000 Monthly: How Much Do I Need to Earn Now?

Is It Enough to Retire with S$6,000 In Monthly Expenses Given The Current Inflation Rate?

S’poreans want to retire ‘in style’ with S$6K monthly expenses, but worry about inability to settle debts & loans—OCBC Report

Yeoh Lam Keong: Working poor desperately need another $500-600 in cash from Workfare Income Supplement scheme

Higher CPF interest rate would help resolve ‘inadequate retirement savings problem’ — Lee Hsien Yang agrees with Yeoh Lam Keong, ex-GIC chief economist

WP’s Abdul Shariff who was once a general worker & dispatch rider says, many older fellow worker’s savings are ‘insufficient to retire in a first world of high costs – and still rising’

Ho Ching leaves Temasek Holdings on Oct 1 after 17 years of service

SDP on Govt efforts to help elderly poor: “The PAP is wrong and has no compassion”

Study: Singapore among top countries with best pension system in the world

“We did not arrive at this date lightly” Minister Teo says regarding retirement, re-employment adjustment timeline