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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

The View from Under the Bus: Governments & Corporations to remember that loyalty is a two-way street

2023 Singapore Presidential Election: Will Khaw Boon Wan Be The Establishment’s Choice?

Jobs: 72% jump in local searches for jobs abroad: US-based positions most popular

Can Maid Insurance help you save money in the long run? And what is the best maid insurance plan in Singapore 2022

The Supremacy of Singapore’s “Interesting Maths”

Motorists say food delivery riders taking too much risk by riding recklessly to earn their living

First car owner goes through his biggest nightmare dealing with second-hand main car salesman, Netizens warn: ‘Lots of scammer car dealers out there’

Chee Soon Juan calls out website for saying, ‘Opposition parties great at pointing out flaws within PAP or its gov’t policies, but they’ve scarcely offered solutions’

Lim Tean: ‘People’s Forum’ this weekend at Hong Lim Park to tackle ‘spiralling’ cost of living

‘Please help & save my son’ pleads Nagaenthran’s mother in video — case of M’sian with ‘severe mental disabilities’ on death row in S’pore