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Singapore News

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...

Celebrity

Jade Rasif asks which outfit she should wear for Star Awards 2023, netizen says ‘Be bold, wear nothing’

Silent Walls drama receives backlash from LGBTQ+ publication founder for “outdated” and “harmful” portrayal of gay couple

Tasha Low: Top 10 Female Artists in Star Awards 2023, netizens applaud her achievement

Hong Ling says she lost confidence after joining showbiz due to her ‘rectangular jaw’ and even considered getting surgery

Singaporean YouTuber Jianhao Tan gets $1m Mercedes dream car as a present from his wife

BLACKPINK Jisoo has 13 outfit changes in her debut solo album music video “Flower”

Zoe Tay and Guo Liang talk about what it’s like to share rooms with colleagues

‘I’m such a silly girl’ — DJ Jade Rasif says after calling an elephant a ‘bull’

Singapore Idol Judge Ken Lim charged in court after molesting woman in his office

Tasha Low stars in new Mediacorp drama series, Oppa, Saranghae!