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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...

Job seeker asks: ‘Is it really that hard to get hired now, or is it just me?’

SINGAPORE: A job seeker who has been applying for...

Singapore negotiating US concessions on pharmaceutical exports and high-end AI chips access

SINGAPORE: Singapore is negotiating concessions with the United States...

Business

Travel platform RateHawk reports 67% global bookings surge in 2024 as travel demand rebounds

B2B travel solutions firm RateHawk reported a 67% increase...

IWG adds 115 new workspaces in Asia Pacific amid growing demand for hybrid work solutions

SINGAPORE: International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 115 new...

Hiring slows in Singapore, with fewer jobs and rising unemployment in Q1

SINGAPORE: According to Ministry of Manpower (MOM) data featured...

Maybank, PUJB forge strategic partnership to boost Johor entrepreneurs in JS-SEZ

MALAYSIA: The Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and Perbadanan Usahawan...

Singapore Politics

WP’s Jackson Au: ‘You can be good in Parliament and good on the ground’

SINGAPORE: Jackson Au, a candidate for The Workers’ Party...

Parliament needs more female members: Sylvia Lim

SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chairperson Sylvia Lim has called on...

Quality of PAP ministers ‘leaves very much to be desired’: Chee Soon Juan

SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan...

WP’s Michael Thng: ‘We don’t want to be told that the sky is white when we see it is blue’

SINGAPORE: Before Nomination Day, the Workers Party (WP) introduced...

Featured News

Richard Branson, for the third time, urges President Halimah to pardon Nagaenthran, calls death penalty a ‘horrible blotch’ on Singapore’s reputation

UN Human Rights office urges gov’t to halt the imminent execution of Nagaenthran & Datchinamurthy; notes ‘alarming acceleration in execution notices’ in SG

Lawrence Wong on racism & foreign workforce in Singapore

Paul Tambyah, Alfian Sa’at, among those slated to speak at vigil for Nagaenthran & Datchinamurthy, who are scheduled for execution later this week

Thor is in Singapore! — Photo of lightning strike heading straight to an HDB flat window sparks witty explanations from netizens

TADA taxi driver asks female passenger to pull down her mask so that he could see how her face look like, if he could go up to her home, and other alarming questions

‘Should be our future PM’ — Netizens cheer Pritam Singh after courtesy call from EU Ambassador

Chee Soon Juan: Why all this clearing of forests for housing if the government is not planning for 6.9 million (population)?

Ho Ching’s list of best defence against scammers starts with ‘Don’t be greedy’

Leadership on the Quiet: Women need not become chest-thumping macho men to lead