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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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: singaporean worker

“If you can’t handle it now, how will you cope later?” — New worker stunned by her boss’s question about her work stress concerns

SG worker asks, “Can my employer take back verbal approval for annual leave and refuse my leave request?”

SG worker says his insufferable manager demands “everything be done exactly as he states, down to the last detail”

“I feel very ‘sian’ with life” — SG woman, 22, says she feels “lost” despite earning S$4.5K/month while her parents pay for all her expenses

‘What should I do?’ SG worker says her boss is giving her a hard time during her notice period

SG worker impressed with M’sian colleague who quit her job in S’pore as her savings can sustain her in M’sia for the next 2 years

“I feel so used and not valued” — Worker says after becoming “disposable” even after putting in much effort; going above and beyond at work

Young SG worker earning S$7k monthly asks, “How do I ask for a pay raise?”

“We must let you go” — SG worker receives termination letter with just one brief line; no reason given

I got “fired without notice” by my boss over the phone because he didn’t want to pay my bonus