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Singaporean man charged in Johor with trafficking over 10 kg of drugs

MALAYSIA: A Singaporean man has been charged with trafficking...

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...

Business

Johor businesses urged to tap JS-SEZ for growth and investment opportunities

MALAYSIA: Businesses in Johor have been strongly encouraged to...

Sick of being broke? Eliminate these 8 silent budget killers now—before they sink you

Living paycheck to paycheck is like running on a...

Singapore SMEs eye JS-SEZ for growth amid rising costs and global trade tensions

SINGAPORE: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is emerging...

Fresh grads chasing $10K salaries? Singaporean asks: ‘Isn’t that unrealistic?’

SINGAPORE: A young local Reddit user took to the...

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

Bak kwa prices are up again; $3 per kilo in run-up to CNY

“Is this reportable?” — Woman asks if she can report her supervisor for not giving her CNY leave and plotting her leave days without asking her

Man, 31, asks if “not having a flat or car” will make him less appealing to Singaporean women

I left my corporate job for a “no-brainer job” as a café service crew, but I regret it now after having to “juggle several tasks at once”

Woman says, “It’s a bad year” for receiving 17% raise and 3 months bonus

“What can I do?” — Man asks after getting rejected for Singapore citizenship twice despite growing up in SG and serving NS 2 years ago

FB poll shows vehicle drivers from “Singapore” are the most aggressive in Southeast Asia

Maid says, “My boss scolded me in public; I felt so embarrassed, so I answered her back, but now she wants to send me back home”

Maid borrows $300 from loan sharks who demand $1160 back, or else they will keep sending COD food orders to the house