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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

Pritam Singh enjoyed talking to Singaporean who worked for former UN undersecretary-general, helping thousands of Vietnamese refugees; asks if anyone else has a similar story to share

‘WHY NOT 18? – TIME FOR A CHANGE’ — Lee Hsien Yang makes the case for lowering the voting age in Singapore

70-year-old living off savings says inflation is “daylight robbery” — during his time, $1K monthly salary meant you were in the middle class

Singapore likely to be first impacted if recession hits US — Economists

Exchange Student’s Controversial TikTok: Claims Ang Moh Woman Has Entire Singaporean Army Obsessed With Her

Singapore hotel room prices highest in 10 years; ranging S$259/night on average

Woman: HDB neighbours allow their child to be noise nuisance all day long by jumping, running, dragging furniture, slamming doors and dropping heavy objects

Customer says SGH food stall attendant refused to serve customers who lined up for 10 mins; was told it’s closed despite lots of food remaining

‘Everything we have achieved can easily frittered away & lost… if Party not rowing the same direction in public eye’ — Pritam Singh tells WP Youth Wing

Woman shared photo of $6.90 fishball noodles, says, ‘Even a Primary 2 student will find this portion tiny’