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OPINION | If we respect our Singapore elders, then why many still doing backbreaking jobs, and other stories in review

The Chinese New Year period is a time for the family. This past week, the heartwarming but bittersweet story of a man who said that he searches for photos of his late grandmother on Google Maps every time he...

OPINION | I invested in people… and in return, they invested in me

I’ve found myself in a position where I’ve had to doll out advice to people on networking. As with everything related to “career,” I was hesitant to offer advice since I never had the chance to build much of...

Tin Pei Ling: Interests of MacPherson constituents must come first

Suddenly concerned Singaporeans are being confronted by four developments that seem to be cropping up almost simultaneously. One - affordability of Housing and Development Board flats and as part of it, the land issue - is a bugbear that...

OPINION | There are worse places than the Friend Zone; it’s called the Parasite Zone

I actually stumbled upon the profile of the first woman that I was actually “in love” with on Linkedin. I have stupidly sent a “friend request” and I’m curious about where things will lead. A part of me thinks...

OPINION | MPs, second jobs, conflict of interest, mismatched expectations and other stories in review

The issue of "conflict of interest" is something that has to be finely balanced in Singapore. This is particularly the case where we have a dominant People's Action Party (PAP) linked to virtually all aspects of public life. A...

OPINION | Pitiful elderly, cancel culture, racism and other stories in review

As we celebrate the year of the rabbit, we must remember those around us who may have less than us and may be less fortunate. A taxi driver, Ghazali M Sadip, shared a picture of an elderly woman, back...

Can Singapore be a bit more like Mustafa Centre?

I am a fan of Mustafa Centre. Singapore cannot claim to be a city that never sleeps if there are no 24-hour outlets or long-hour ones like the Syed Alwi Road shopping department which never closed before the Covid-19...

OPINION | How do you deal with getting screwed by your employer, who cuts off your only source of income?

Now that the first few days of Chinese New Year have ended, it's time to address the taboo topic of getting screwed. Like it or not, the reality on the ground in just about every corner of the globe...

Singapore played key role in exposure of Wirecard scandal: Documentary

Singapore played a pivotal role that enabled Financial Times to expose Germany’s biggest accounting scandal involving Wirecard, a German digital payments firm. Starting as a company which processed payments for gambling and pornography, Wirecard grew to be one of...

Changing our consumption habits, Lawrence Wong on staying meaningfully engaged and other stories

There have been a lot of complaints about the shrinking portion sizes and decreasing quality of hawker fare plus increased prices in coffee shops, hawker stalls, and food courts these days - the latest being a Mr Jeremy Jun...
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OPINION | The right to vent, weaponising social media, professional standards of conduct plus the public’s right to know

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) recently took to social media to reminisce about the unity Singaporeans displayed over...
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Maid says her agency forced her to agree to everything with a smile during interviews so that she’s hired faster

SINGAPORE: A few foreign domestic helpers took to social media to explain the process that goes on prior to them attending interviews with a...

Morning Digest, March 25

SMRT staff asks uncle to leave train for talking too loudly, but netizens pin blame on person who complained about the uncle   SINGAPORE: A video...

Simone Johnson, the Rock’s daughter, set to make WWE debut

Daughter of wrestling icon Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Simone Johnson is set to make her in-ring debut. The 21-year-old is following in the footsteps...

Stories you might’ve missed, March 24

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