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NTUC Union and Link members to enjoy 50 cents hot kopi or teh in May, plus ongoing 50% off essentials

SINGAPORE: NTUC Union and Link members will be able...

James Gomez: The academic, activist, and opposition voice contesting Sembawang GRC in GE2025

SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for the General Election...

Residents sceptical of hot tubs to be built at Nee Soon East Oasis Waterpark say it’s only a matter of time before they are...

SINGAPORE: After a flyer announcing upcoming upgrades in Nee...

Hash browns and green bean soup: Singaporeans share memories of growing up poor

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans who experienced poverty during their childhood came...

Business

CDL director’s criticism puts boardroom conflict over appointments back in spotlight

SINGAPORE: A City Developments Ltd. (CDL) senior director’s criticism...

NITEC grad who was offered $2K/month for an internship asks, ‘Am I getting underpaid?’

SINGAPORE: After receiving an internship offer that paid S$2,000...

‘Is S$4,600 acceptable?’ — Fresh grad debates about his tech job salary offer in today’s job market

SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate took to Reddit to ask...

Johor ramps up cross-border tourism ties with Singapore ahead of VJY 2026

SINGAPORE: As Visit Johor Year 2026 (VJY 2026) approaches,...

Singapore Politics

Pritam Singh: Natural for Lawrence Wong to not want to give opposition a ‘free pass,’ but WP has a different vision

SINGAPORE: At a doorstop interview with the media on...

‘You deserve better’: Chee Soon Juan responds to Ong Ye Kung’s rally speech

SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan...

GE2025: Yee Jenn Jong—From edutech pioneer to Parliament champion, WP’s voice for youth and community

SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for one of its...

WP’s Jalan Kayu candidate Andre Low trends online after talking about Income-Allianz deal during rally

SINGAPORE: For some moments on Thursday night, the candidate...

US

Microsoft retrenches 1,000 employees across regions and offices globally

Singaporeans shocked over new TikTok Challenge of cooking chicken in cold medicine; netizen suggests “Act ‘Normal & Sensible’ Challenge” instead

Netizen: “In US I can own 2 story bungalow & 2 BMWs. In SG I can only buy 3 room flat”; other netizens say “but SG has no gun violence & mass shootings”

KF Seetoh: ‘We want to hire them’ — Urban Hawker in New York offering jobs to migrants deported from other US states

Netizens on pros & cons of life in Singapore: ‘SG isn’t looking too bad these days especially for building a family, but there are still drawbacks’

‘Finally, with bated breath, we exhale,’ Kf Seetoh announces Urban Hawker opening to open NY Sept 21

‘If not managed well by the parties concerned, the Taiwan question will spiral out of control, no good will come out of this’ warns Goh Chok Tong

KF Seetoh: Heartening for hawkers & Makansutra that gahmen agencies got our backs in NYC

Kf Seetoh: I salute all you Pioneer world class hawkerpreneurs making this mark in New York

Singapore professor missing for 3 nights rescued from New York swamp