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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

Hiring slows in Singapore, with fewer jobs and rising unemployment in Q1

SINGAPORE: According to Ministry of Manpower (MOM) data featured...

Maybank, PUJB forge strategic partnership to boost Johor entrepreneurs in JS-SEZ

MALAYSIA: The Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and Perbadanan Usahawan...

MIDA champions Malaysia’s rise as Asia’s new supply chain hub through JS-SEZ partnership with Singapore

MALAYSIA: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has expressed...

CLAS reports 4% YoY gross profit increase for Q1 FY2025

SINGAPORE: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) reported a 4% year-on-year...

Singapore Politics

Residents tell WP’s Jamus Lim that ‘the electric atmosphere at rallies gets them excited about voting’

SINGAPORE: The rallies that the Workers’ Party (WP) has...

PAP’s Poh Li San: Sembawang West deserves ‘a proven person’, definitely not Chee Soon Juan

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

PM Wong: PAP won’t make sweet promises — just the truth, he says at lunchtime rally

SINGAPORE: At a recent rally covered by CNA, Prime...

Harpreet Singh asks DPM Gan, ‘Will you answer Tan Suee Chieh’s questions about the Income-Allianz deal?’

SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Harpreet Singh Nehal was...

In the House

Jamus Lim Proposes Higher CPF OA Interest Amid Rising Inflation

WP’s Gerald Giam wants government to set targets for Healthier SG framework

In Parliament: Pritam Singh suggests extending use of MediSave for more TCM procedures and other effective alternative therapies

In Parliament: He Ting Ru says ‘it’s important that our plans to address mental health illnesses are firmly anchored within the primary health care system’

In Parliament: Indranee Rajah refutes Leong Mun Wai’s allegations on govt’s public expenditure as “bogus” and “without basis”

S Iswaran: Air transport has recovered ‘steadily’ and stakeholders aim to hire 4,000 workers by year’s end

In Parliament: Tan See Leng says 62% of PMET jobs have gone to locals; up from 55% in 2016

In Parliament: PSP NCMP Hazel Poa expresses concerns over security of income information under Income Tax (Amendment) Bill

In Parliament: Chee Hong Tat says gov’t to consider more assistance & support, especially if inflation ‘worsens further’

WP Leon Pereira: National symbols should be respected regardless of political affiliations