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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

Desire to contribute more to society led Liyana Dhamirah to accept call to join politics

When Red Dot United (RDU) founding member Liyana Dhamirah...

Inderjit Singh predicts cost of living, impact of GST hike, and housing affordability may influence voting patterns

SINGAPORE: Former People's Action Party (PAP) MP Inderjit Singh...

Ravi Philemon grilled on RDU’s Citizens’ Dividend for all—but wins resonance with younger voters

SINGAPORE: In his recent appearance on The Daily Ketchup...

‘Trust us, we’ll take care of you’ — PAP says amid GST hikes, soaring costs

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

COVID 19

Despite current COVID-19 wave being the highest since March, Ong Ye Kung says it’s not as severe as Omicron outbreak earlier in the year

Record number of 12,784 COVID-19 cases, highest since March 22

Halimah Yacob, Tan Chuan-Jin, Edwin Tong test positive for COVID-19, Netizens say ‘Welcome to the club!’

Ong Ye Kung says next COVID wave is here, possibly due to holiday travel

18-month-old boy in Singapore dies after suffering high fever and recurrent seizures from COVID-19

Despite Rising Omicron Sub-Variants, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Says No Need for Tighter COVID Measures; Netizens Speculate Post-NDP & F1 Adjustments

What is China’s zero Covid policy?

Did some NUS Business School students go maskless during orientation activities, causing over 20 participants to get Covid?

Daily COVID-19 cases doubled, 3,220 to 7,109

New Omicron wave in next 1-2 months, seniors urged to get booster shots: Ong Ye Kung