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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

S$3.50 meal in SG is ridiculous! — Diner “unhappy” with affordable food, asks, “Don’t they need to pay utilities/rent/salary and earn profit?”

We walked away from cai fan food stall without paying even after ordering since the hawker charged us $11.60 instead of $7.40

Singapore, along with 47 other countries, must pay $17 for the new digital travel registration scheme

Should I tender my resignation now or wait to be fired? — Worker earning S$200K annually contemplates leaving his job due to his toxic boss

“You are here to work, not relax!” — Employers often dismiss their maids with such retorts when they request shorter working hours—HOME

Man from China who earned $40K as an illegal food delivery rider in Singapore gets slapped with $10K fine

Singapore holds the top spot for current cost of living index in Southeast Asia

Jobless Singaporean refuses to accept job offers with a lower salary than his last drawn salary in the company that terminated his employment

Student claims a technician initially charged $85 for his laptop repair but later billed him $50 more

70-year-old uncle finds prize-winning lottery ticket, but Singaporeans point out it’s been tampered with