The Independent SG

Singapore News

Bakery owner says ‘landlords hold overwhelming negotiating power’, appeals to government for help

SINGAPORE: A series of social media posts from the...

‘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...

Business

Singaporean asks why he still feels ‘empty’ despite having a well-paying job with decent working conditions

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man shared on social media that...

Can Sheng Siong’s share price keep climbing after hitting an all-time high?

SINGAPORE: The share price of Singapore’s supermarket chain Sheng...

Singaporean man wants to quit without next job lined up, but others tell him he has options

SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old man in Singapore recently took to...

EV car owner ignites social media frenzy as he changes BYD logo

HONG KONG: Lighting up Hong Kong’s social media feeds,...

Singapore Politics

WP MP-elect Fadli Fawzi pays tribute to Faisal Manap, holds first MPS at Kaki Bukit

SINGAPORE: Fadli Fawzi, who is part of The Workers’...

Harpreet Singh: WP team in Punggol is just getting started

SINGAPORE: Harpreet Singh Nehal, who had been part of...

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...

Featured News

74-year-old dies after being hit by glass bottle thrown from 35-storey condo

Ambrose Khaw wanted us to sell The Herald on the streets

Heavyweight opposition members and activists organise unified meeting in M’sia

Domestic helper who abused five-year-old boy in viral video sentenced to jail

Ho Ching shares article justifying PM Lee’s high salary : “we must not take advantage of them to underpay”

Some consider TTSH’s notice that “young male Indians are at higher risk” for heart attacks “racist”

Tan Kin Lian reveals that the drain bridge he constructed using his old election posters is still standing months later

ESM Goh says Heng Swee Keat initially declined to join politics but later “accepted it as a call of duty”

‘Getting good people into politics is a national problem – not just a PAP problem’ – ESM Goh

Goh Chok Tong talks about planning ahead for SG100 amid rumours that he will be lifted out of Marine Parade