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OPINION | Glossing over conflicts of interest, Ho Ching for President, tents as affordable housing instead of flats and other stories in review

Hot on the heels of the Tin Pei Lin Grab saga, comes speculation that the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Madam Ho Ching might become the next elected President of Singapore by virtue of being the most...

OPINION | The Waiter Test: How you treat the “little people” says everything about you

I got an unsolicited response in my LinkedIn box today from a former creative director of a large multinational agency who once worked with my dad. He said that he liked my old man because he treated his film...

OPINION | The entitled establishment, tone-deaf politicians, trading influence for cash and other stories in review

This week, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong underlined that building resilience comes at a price, as he fleshed out Singapore’s Budget for 2023, whose theme is “Moving Forward in a New Era.” While he acknowledged that...

The Tin Pei Ling fiasco and the question of morality

The PAP statement on the Tin Pei Ling fiasco has a damning line. “…the party did not object…,’’ the party said of its initial stand when the MP informed it of her plan to join Grab. PAP glossed over...

BTO promotes the idea of housing as an “asset” to be traded rather than a home to grow a family: Dr Paul Tambyah

It is a million-dollar question on whether our children can afford to have a roof over their heads in the future. Party stalwarts of SDP and PSP voiced concerns about the ever-increasing property prices and how basic housing is becoming...

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...

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...

OPINION | Is it time to review the laws? Halimah talks rotan and Ho Ching strikes again

We recently saw the untimely death of Corporal Edward Go. The 19-year-old man from the Singapore Civil Defence Force was deployed to put out a blaze in Henderson Crescent on Friday (Dec 9) and made the ultimate sacrifice in...

Can ASEAN Host The World Cup in 2034?

By Vijay Eswaran, Founder and Executive Chairman of QI Group In 2019, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha stated ten ASEAN nations will be bidding for the 2034 World Cup, during the ASEAN leaders conference in Bangkok. It was a bold...
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Singapore Badminton Open: Eyes on Loh Kean Yew as injured Viktor Axelsen withdraws

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Maid initially wants to break contract and go back, but agrees to stay when her employer says she can go back on holiday

SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper who initially wanted to break her contract jumped all too quickly at the chance when her employer agreed to...

Red Dot United: Elderly couple shares their struggles with HDB housing loan

SINGAPORE — The issue of HDB prices has always been a hot topic, and it was no surprise when opposition party Red Dot United...

Girlfriend insists her boyfriend buy her $2K Gucci bag; she also wouldn’t mind a “normal” proposal ring costing less than $1K

SINGAPORE: A girlfriend who wanted a Gucci bag costing more than $2,000 asked her boyfriend to buy it for her, even if it meant...

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