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

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

Dennis Tan: I get feedback on cost of living issues every day

SINGAPORE: In a doorstop interview with the media, Workers’...

Cost of living, home affordability, govt accountability are top concerns for GE2025—survey

SINGAPORE: A survey from Milieu Insight released shortly before...

Neighbour won’t spay her cat — now their area is full of mess and strays, says resident

SINGAPORE: A frustrated resident took to an online forum...

Business

Geopolitical and economic uncertainty may impact job creation in Singapore for the remainder of 2025, economist says

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s employment growth slowed in the first quarter...

Employee claims boss wants to deduct his salary over lateness without proof or proper records

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean employee took to social media to...

Trump’s tariff policy does not represent all of America

Interview with Seth Moulton during MAVEK Technology Series 2025, hosted...

‘Still no job since graduation’: 22-year-old S’porean diploma holder questions if full-time uni is the better path

SINGAPORE: Yet another young Singaporean has taken to social...

Singapore Politics

Paris V’s call for Thaipusam to be reinstated as a public holiday gets loudest applause at WP’s East Coast rally

SINGAPORE: When new Workers’ Party candidate Paris V Parameswari...

Many Singaporeans agree with WP’s Kenneth Foo, who called out Mayors’ ‘part-time’ jobs as redundant

SINGAPORE: Workers Party candidate Kenneth Foo tackled the issue...

PAP candidate’s rally speech draft contained line instructing crowd to shout “SDP town council sucks” before it was removed

SINGAPORE: A draft rally speech prepared for People’s Action...

Was the WP right to keep Pritam Singh and Sylvia Lim at Aljunied? Many believe so

SINGAPORE: Since the Workers’ Party announced its candidates for...

Featured News

OPINION | Got no chicken rice but got GST hikes? Fair meh?

Migrant workers with salaries of $18 a day cannot afford bicycles; charity asks for donations

Kind GrabHitch driver brings woman to Dempsey cafe after she has a ‘mental breakdown’ and can’t stop crying

CIMB Plaza (formerly Change Alley): Bring back the iconic name, rename it CIMB Alley or Change Alley CIMB

Tour de Singapore: Cyclists racing on road stick too close together until one tumbles to the ground

Letter to the Editor | Chicken ban: Whoever runs marine type fish farms has obligation to protect and preserve marine environment

Man was charged 20 cents more for Kopi C Siew Dai, asks why, netizens attribute inflation and salaries have not increased

Employer speaks out: Unpredictable maid steals, runs away and wants to be transferred to agency so she likely can live outside, moonlighting

Bangla earning $3K per month now owns 3-storey home and land worth $60,000

Now is the best time to get a high-interest rate savings account in Singapore