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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

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

Woman yells at HDB Hub’s elderly staff: “Don’t make things difficult for me!”

SPP chairman Jose Raymond says farewell to politics

Death by Firing – Elda is filled with endless hope

Resident’s panettone gift: Pritam Singh remembers Jamus Lim’s post on the Italian sweet bread

Ho Ching posts about “the most efficient healthcare system in the COVID era”

Singapore is first country in Asia to take in Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

Jamus Lim, K Shanmugam send Winter Solstice greetings and talk about tangyuan

SKTC lawyers say Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council case “involves novel and complex issues of law”

Six people rescued, about 100 evacuated after fire breaks out in Punggol condo

Cancer patient’s husband cycles 500 km and raises S$60,000 for fund