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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

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...

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...

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...

In the House

Leong Mun Wai was told off by Ng Eng Hen for “not germane” questions and “assertions that went completely against” what latter said

‘Waste of resources’ — Netizens comment after police say they’ll contact relevant people for probe on Pritam Singh & Faisal Manap

SATIRE: Netizens joke about Josephine Teo’s emotional video in Parliament, saying it should win her Star Awards 2022

Netizen says Lawrence Wong has “lost touch with people on the street”

Shanmugam says S’pore more advanced than M’sia in empowering women, then draws laughs in the House from sound clip of woman sounding like Doraemon, referring to advice once given to women in Msia

In Parliament, Recap: Jamus Lim Questions Media Trust, Josephine Teo Affirms Public Confidence and Funding Necessity

In Parliament, recap: Faster bank response to phishing scams, extension of fixed-price electricity plans, increased resignation rate of public service officers

In Parliament: He Ting Ru points out MTF co-chairs are all men, even though COVID affected women ‘disproportionately more’

Pritam Singh COP rejection: WP chief denounces report findings amid ongoing controversy

Netizens call for “better & more convincing ministers” after Lawrence Wong says reducing/suspending fuel duties would only benefit small better-off group