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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

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...

Pritam Singh confirms WP will not take part in negotiations to avoid three-cornered fights, sparking mixed reactions

SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh's confirmation that...

Tag: Tan See Leng

New scheme allows firms to bring in more S Pass & Work Permit holders as long as locals are also hired in tandem

Letter to the Editor | We are assured we aren’t side-lined in place of foreigners, yet the clamouring voices of locals being discriminated against getting louder & louder

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

Attracting global ‘rainmakers’ part of ‘offensive strategy’ to bring in top foreign talent — Manpower Minister Tan See Leng

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

Workers’ Party to ask Tan See Leng questions on increase of CPF Basic Retirement Sum and long-term inflation assumptions

Netizens recirculate Ho Ching’s post that there are “lots of folks” who donate ‘quietly, without public announcement’ after Tan See Leng’s personal contribution of $1m to support women pursuing Stem careers

Official watchdog checking if pump price rises are ‘coordinated’ by retailers

Unemployment in Singapore still shrinking but road to recovery still ‘uneven’

Tan See Leng: MOM to improve migrant worker housing standards as part of multi-year road map for more resilient workforce