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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

‘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...

‘I’m working 7 days a week at this point’: Overworked intern opens up about toxic boss and senior colleagues

SINGAPORE: Despite having worked at the company for only...

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...

Singapore Politics

Desire to contribute more to society led Liyana Dhamirah to accept call to join politics

When Red Dot United (RDU) founding member Liyana Dhamirah...

Inderjit Singh predicts cost of living, impact of GST hike, and housing affordability may influence voting patterns

SINGAPORE: Former People's Action Party (PAP) MP Inderjit Singh...

Ravi Philemon grilled on RDU’s Citizens’ Dividend for all—but wins resonance with younger voters

SINGAPORE: In his recent appearance on The Daily Ketchup...

‘Trust us, we’ll take care of you’ — PAP says amid GST hikes, soaring costs

SINGAPORE: At the People’s Action Party (PAP) rally in...

Featured News

VIDEO: S’pore clinic staff kicks baby carriage, heated argument with mother, child pleaded they stop fighting

SPF tweets appeal for 12yo Chinese girl missing since April 16

Migrant workers’ advocate & HOME founder Bridget Tan dies, she was a ‘true friend and ally of the migrants’

Singapore plated car seen ‘stealing’ electricity at a pump station in Malaysia

Huge crowds & long queues at JB customs spilt over the streets & triple-boosted, folding in on itself twice

The succession for PAP leadership is like a reality TV show with twists & turns and question marks

“It’s sad times if citizens need to be told to be kind to others” — Netizens voice out on the rise of abuse of public workers

Lawrence Wong: I am fully aware that the mandate ultimately comes from the people

PM Lee: No timeline yet for handover to Lawrence Wong

With Lawrence Wong named as PM-to-be, many other big questions are in the air, including the big one