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‘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...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

Business

‘I OT till 9pm almost daily’ — 25 y/o earning $3K/month burnt out just 2 weeks into her new job, considers quitting without backup...

SINGAPORE: Burnt out just two weeks into a new...

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Singapore Politics

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...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Featured News

Anti-nuke group offers to share costs of Kim Jong Un’s stay at Fullerton Hotel with Singapore

When your defenders are trolls—the PAP Internet Brigade

ofo bicycles still everywhere, even the middle of the road

NTUC Assistant Secretary-General, Zainal Sapari: Hopeful for low-income earners with new National Wages Council guidelines

Mahathir in first stand-off against royals, not budging on non-Malay AG

Lost charms, black magic await Malaysia’s anti-graft body in Tuesday’s Rosmah grilling

Diversity: Let lower-income earners stay in districts 9 and 10

StarHub might drop 11 Discovery Channels, netizens lash out angrily on Facebook

Elderly thief steals thousands of dollars from Paya Lebar temple donation boxes using belt coated with double-sided tape

Kim Jong Un reportedly demands to stay in Fullerton hotel during upcoming summit; Singapore might foot the bill if the US doesn’t