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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: Singaporean seniors

How do I keep my 71 y/o father socially and meaningfully occupied in his retirement because he only watches television or is on TikTok

Mid-20s Singaporean asks, “How do I escape being alone & isolated when I grow old?” because he witnessed “so many elderly” in this situation

More piloted projects for seniors needed in SG due to ageing population, says real estate group head

Ten year high: Two out of three seniors aged 60-64 part of 2022 SG labour force

Paul Tambyah asks for solutions for seniors with mobility issues who feel trapped because lifts don’t serve all the floors where they live

Bedok residents follow rotting smell, discovers neighbour dead in her flat

Infectious disease expert: 1,000 may die in 1-2 years if Covid vaccination rates among elderly don’t improve

Education, cost of living, retirement security: What the S’pore budget has in store for families and seniors

83,000 from Merdeka Generation receive welcome folders, including PM Lee

Sixty-two percent of older Singaporeans rated their own health as very good or excellent – Singapore study