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Tutor turns nasty after parent declines to make advance payment or loan him $500

SINGAPORE: A family's search for a private tutor ended...

Two arrested, weapons seized after video of vicious assault goes viral online

SINGAPORE: A man and a woman have been arrested...

24-year-old male student arrested in connection with voyeurism case at NTU

SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old has been arrested in connection with...

Not everyone agrees with Tan Kin Lian’s suggestion that Singaporeans face higher living costs than Malaysians

SINGAPORE: Former presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian apparently wanted...

Business

141 HDB resale flats sold for at least $1 million in April

SINGAPORE: Last month saw the highest number of Housing...

5-room Sengkang HDB flat sells for $1.058 million

SINGAPORE: A five-room HDB unit joined the million-dollar flat...

Newton condo resells for S$12M in April, resulting in S$6.5M profit

SINGAPORE: The resale market for condominiums, just like the...

Feeling invisible at work? Take back the spotlight with these power moves

In a Reddit post, a software engineer ranted because...

Singapore Politics

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...

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

Featured News

Girl, 18, suffering from depression, gets expelled from college; her mum could only ask her, “What have you ever done to make us proud of you?”

Korean man who quit his job because of mental health problems asks, “Is it very difficult to get a job in Singapore as a foreigner?”

My parents call us “unfilial, ungrateful, and don’t know how to honour parents” because we prefer to get married without a wedding banquet

Maid says her employer won’t allow her to take any daytime breaks unless her salary is S$500

Woman earning S$3.6K/month feels burnt out from financially supporting her family, says, “I don’t want to be their banker”

“I feel very ‘sian’ with life” — SG woman, 22, says she feels “lost” despite earning S$4.5K/month while her parents pay for all her expenses

Do you know anyone poor but happy in SG? — S’poreans share their stories of people they know who found happiness without earning much

Should I report my employer? — Woman asks after her boss tells her, “I’d grab you, chain you, and lock you in the house”

“Work 2 hours in the morning, have lunch and take a nap before another 2 hours work” — S’poreans share their work-from-home routines

SG man asks how “younger Singaporeans in their 20s nowadays are so much richer?” after seeing one with over $30K in their savings account