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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

Fresh grad says he fell into the comparison trap after learning ‘finance folks are pulling S$13k/month straight out of uni’

SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate in Singapore took to Reddit...

Man asks, ‘Why are companies so insistent on linking everything to your last pay cheque instead of experience and skills?’

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man took to Reddit to question...

‘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...

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

Newborn baby miraculously survives after his mother hangs herself while he is still attached by his umbilical cord

10-year-old girl dies after her private parts are mutilated as part of archaic puberty initiation ritual

Ho Ching unusually active on Facebook, with poetry, health advice and words of thanks

3-year-old girl left fighting for her life after being brutally raped by 40-year-old security guard

Miss USA draws backlash for mocking English-speaking skills of Asian competitors in Miss Universe 2018 race

2018: Fighting the stifling dark forces of Darth Vader in Singapore

1MDB scandal: Goldman Sachs stands by ‘principles and credibility’

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Dr Mahathir led coups against almost every PM: Islamist