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DBS sets bold target to double down on Australian loans within 5 years

SYDNEY: In a calculated move, DBS Group (DBSM.SI) intends...

DBS Group partner Austrade, plans to expand Australian footprint

SINGAPORE: The DBS Group plans to expand Australian operations...

8 drivers caught for providing illegal point-to-point services; vehicles impounded

SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a...

‘JB businesses will be happy’ — Singaporeans debate pros and cons of Universal Basic Income

SINGAPORE: When a local Redditor asked what Singaporeans think...

Business

‘2nd isn’t a bad thing’: Singapore Airlines named world’s second best airline for 2025

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been ranked the world’s...

M1 and Ericsson to implement AI-powered transport network automation in Singapore

SINGAPORE: M1 has partnered with Ericsson to bring artificial...

‘Why do people in SG still look down on certain jobs?’ man asks in viral post

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man recently went on social media...

No WFH, overworked, and underpaid — Singapore worker says he’s stuck in a ‘broken’ company

SINGAPORE: A local worker took to social media on...

Singapore Politics

WP announces changes to CEC; new NCMP Eileen Chong to lead Youth Wing

SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party (WP) issued an update concerning...

Better support system needed for Serangoon seniors for accessing public services, says WP MP Kenneth Tiong

SINGAPORE: Newly minted Member of Parliament (MP) from the...

Young Democrats to host panel on animal welfare amid rising cruelty cases

SINGAPORE: Following a disturbing rise in animal cruelty cases,...

PAP’s Goh Pei Ming is one of the highest election spenders with over S$100K spent, despite getting into Parliament by walkover

SINGAPORE: People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Goh Pei Ming...

Malaysia

Pasar malam stall in Malaysia charges extra if you ask for roti john ‘without vegetables’

Singaporean woman’s car window was smashed and her luggage was stolen at Paradigm Mall in JB

Singaporean cyclist was run over by lorry in Kulai after hitting pothole, resulting in fatality

Teacher found dead in Johor—Malaysian authorities seek her aunt in Singapore to be notified

Viral JB road rage ends in S$2.7k fine for S’porean who kicked car, spat at driver

Loh Kean Yew’s world championship win ‘a wake-up call’ for Malaysia —...

M’sia ‘doesn’t need to wait’ for S’pore to resume HSR project,...

M’sia former PM Mahathir admitted to hospital for ‘several investigations’

Netizens ask if they’re expected to ‘eat steamboat & such with...

If The Dying Could Speak — Malaysia’s first COVID-19 e-book, dedicated...

Dyson splits with M’sia supplier ATA — Company clarifies migrant worker...

Still guilty: ’No national interest here, just national embarrassment,’ appeals court...

Is time running out on Najib? Verdict to be announced after...

15-hour shifts, no rest days, hiring without work permits: Migrant worker...

Could Najib Razak in a Mahathir-type resurgence become Malaysia’s next prime...