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Cost of living, home affordability, govt accountability are top concerns for GE2025—survey

SINGAPORE: A survey from Milieu Insight released shortly before...

Neighbour won’t spay her cat — now their area is full of mess and strays, says resident

SINGAPORE: A frustrated resident took to an online forum...

Job seeker asks: ‘Is it really that hard to get hired now, or is it just me?’

SINGAPORE: A job seeker who has been applying for...

Singapore negotiating US concessions on pharmaceutical exports and high-end AI chips access

SINGAPORE: Singapore is negotiating concessions with the United States...

Business

‘Still no job since graduation’: 22-year-old S’porean diploma holder questions if full-time uni is the better path

SINGAPORE: Yet another young Singaporean has taken to social...

‘I’m working 7 days a week at this point’: Overworked intern opens up about toxic boss and senior colleagues

SINGAPORE: Despite having worked at the company for only...

Travel platform RateHawk reports 67% global bookings surge in 2024 as travel demand rebounds

B2B travel solutions firm RateHawk reported a 67% increase...

IWG adds 115 new workspaces in Asia Pacific amid growing demand for hybrid work solutions

SINGAPORE: International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 115 new...

Singapore Politics

Yee Jenn Jong: Edwin Tong must have something better than the East Coast Plan

SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Yee Jenn Jong was...

Battle for Punggol: Harpreet Singh vs Gan Kim Yong

SINGAPORE: One of the highlights of GE2025 is the...

‘He responded with integrity’: S’poreans want to give Andre Low a chance after apology for leaked messages

SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Andre Low publicly apologised...

Desire to contribute more to society led Liyana Dhamirah to accept call to join politics

When Red Dot United (RDU) founding member Liyana Dhamirah...

Malaysia

Businessmen raising $330m to secure Malaysia Airlines deal

MHA: Malaysians are not singled out for capital punishment

Key questions as flight MH17 remembered five years on

Malaysian immigration under fire for foreigner abuse

Infighting rocks Umno with Najib at the centre of a split among leaders

From slapping Najib to ‘shut up’ Najib, Singapore born Chef Wan relentless against fallen PM

Mahathir buried reforms and divides Pakatan: He has to go says columnist

The Ubiquitous Unsung Heroes of Malaysia’s Prosperity – the Foreign Worker

Malaysia power struggle deepens with Mahathir’s son denying transition timeline

Money from 1MDB Deutsche Bank loans used to buy controversial super yacht