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‘Do you check your helper’s luggage on her last day of employment?’ — Maid’s employer seeks advice

SINGAPORE: An employer took to social media to seek...

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

Business

‘I OT till 9pm almost daily’ — 25 y/o earning $3K/month burnt out just 2 weeks into her new job, considers quitting without backup...

SINGAPORE: Burnt out just two weeks into a new...

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Featured News

“The stakes in the next election are high” — PM Wong says there’s no guarantee PAP will win in GE2025

Confusing statistics: Singapore is the happiest country in Southeast Asia but has the highest suicide rate?

“We can’t have kids in SG anymore…” — Financial consultant exposes the hidden high costs of raising a child in Singapore

Singaporean asks if the “internship race” is even worth it as “most internship stipends now hover around S$1,000”

Maid says she’s being forced to keep working despite wanting to quit as she “can’t take the stress” of her employer’s “mood swings”

“Is this legal?” — SG restaurant worker asks after their manager forces them to pay $10 for each food tray that a customer throws out in the trash

“You haven’t met our legendary uncle & aunty on MRT” — Singaporeans react to Singapore named as the friendliest city in the world for 2024

Singaporean in his 30s says he feels left behind in life because even with “2 jobs, I can barely provide for my parents”

EXPOSED: What to do when a colleague hijacks your brilliant idea and takes credit for it

Maid’s employer says, “A grocery store staff shamed their helper by calling her fat multiple times”