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Bakery owner says ‘landlords hold overwhelming negotiating power’, appeals to government for help

SINGAPORE: A series of social media posts from the...

‘Do you check your helper’s luggage on her last day of employment?’ — Maid’s employer seeks advice

SINGAPORE: An employer took to social media to seek...

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...

Business

Singaporean man wants to quit without next job lined up, but others tell him he has options

SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old man in Singapore recently took to...

EV car owner ignites social media frenzy as he changes BYD logo

HONG KONG: Lighting up Hong Kong’s social media feeds,...

$41K Chinese cybertruck clone blows Tesla away, says US YouTuber — with a steering wheel that slides across the dashboard

SHANGHAI: At the Shanghai Auto Show, an ultramodern truck...

Fresh grad says he fell into the comparison trap after learning ‘finance folks are pulling S$13k/month straight out of uni’

SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate in Singapore took to Reddit...

Singapore Politics

WP MP-elect Fadli Fawzi pays tribute to Faisal Manap, holds first MPS at Kaki Bukit

SINGAPORE: Fadli Fawzi, who is part of The Workers’...

Harpreet Singh: WP team in Punggol is just getting started

SINGAPORE: Harpreet Singh Nehal, who had been part of...

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...

Tag: Tharman Shanmugaratnam

BBC calls Tharman ‘a president who could’ve been much more’

Former NMP Calvin Cheng critical of “deplorables” rallying around Tan Kin Lian

“Is Tan Kin Lian why Tharman won?” — Singaporean asks

Lee Hsien Yang congratulates President-elect Tharman, says the latter needs to be the independent president he said he would be, and speak truth to power

Anwar congratulates Tharman; hopes for relations between S’pore & M’sia to ‘continue to be intact in the spirit of family’

Tan Cheng Bock congratulates Tharman; commends Tan Kin Lian, Ng Kok Song for being ‘very courageous to step forward as underdogs’

Pritam Singh Extends Well Wishes to President-elect Tharman

Tharman’s landslide win: Singapore’s Obama moment

Tharman says the election is “a contest between individuals who have to be assessed on their character… whether they have a track record of serving people”

Tharman: Second key in unlocking past reserves should only be used in ‘bottomless’ crisis