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Maid says her employer did not give her Labour Day off, even though her contract includes PH entitlements

SINGAPORE: A domestic helper has raised concerns about the...

“When you vote for RDU, you are voting for yourself” – RDU makes resounding final appeal at Nee Soon GRC rally

GE2025: After nine days of walking the ground, knocking...

Did you know Singaporeans pay the most to own a BMW 3 Series (G20) in Southeast Asia?

SINGAPORE: Singapore topped the list as the most expensive...

Punggol voters are not here to save Gan Kim Yong’s political career

By Jeanne Ten Why is Gan Kim Yong so critical...

Business

‘Shouldn’t a company have the courtesy to inform staff before salary delays?’ — Employee upset that his employer didn’t give him a heads-up

SINGAPORE: An employee has voiced his frustration online after...

Fashion brand The Closet Lover to close after 17 years; Wong sisters with lupus choose to ‘slow down and heal’

SINGAPORE: Local fashion brand The Closet Lover will be...

Man asks, “Is it true that no one cares about your degree after working a few years?”

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean took to Reddit to ask whether...

Singapore’s prime office market slips to 9th place in Savills’ global rankings

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s prime office market dropped three spots to...

Singapore Politics

A dream deferred: Dr Chee Soon Juan falls short in Sembawang West SMC

SINGAPORE: Sembawang West Single Member Constituency (SMC): The red...

Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC: A missed opportunity for SDP amid controversy

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong led the People's Action...

The quiet rejection of Dr Paul Tambyah: What Bukit Panjang reveals about us

SINGAPORE: At MOE (Evans) Stadium, there was no eruption...

‘No hope liao’ — PAP wins resounding mandate, best vote share since GE2015, while opposition ‘jaw drops’

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has been handed a...

Featured News

“When you encounter this kind of behaviour in a restaurant, what do you do?” – Netizen complains that child jumps on table

OPINION | Why Can’t We Benchmark Today’s Civil Service with Yesterday’s Standards?

M Ravi requests for stay order on execution of death row inmate, says latter’s testimony crucial in his own investigation

Iris Koh ordered by court to pay her former lawyers S$23,000 in legal fees

Man in his 30s earning $12.5K a month says he’s “terribly miserable” and lives from pay-check to pay-check

Netizens recirculate video where Ng Eng Hen shuts down Leong Mun Wai: “I suggest he does not make another speech”

Ang Mo Kio SERS: Residents upset with having to top up money, say “How many more years must I actually work to pay off all my debts?”

OPINION | If you’re against abortion, then why are you against contraception? How does killing a solution to a problem make it any better?

Maid says her employer agreed to different things during interview, asks if she should re-contract upon mutual agreement or go through agency

What Race Are We? — Welcome to the Hyphenated World