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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

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...

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...

Celebrity

‘I’ve never needed another person’ — Rui En says she does not need anyone to be complete

Singaporean songwriter Hubert Ng releases his K-Pop song, says K-Pop market good for SG composes

Ya Hui’s lost AirPods finally found and bound for Singapore; all thanks to fellow Singaporeans in Australia

‘Why you never bring me along? I would love to fly with you too’ — Ya Hui lost her AirPods at the airport, tracks thief in Australia

Naomi Neo tears down her old home to build her dream glass house, but netizens ask ‘why don’t you buy an empty land instead’

Dee Kosh just got out of jail: Netizen says he doesn’t deserve a second chance

Zoe Tay talks about how she would respond to her children wanting to be internet influencers

Ajoomma is the first Singaporean film to launch on Prime Video

Jade Seah receives a note to not park in front of a private housing estate; says she’s tired of self-entitled homeowners

Simone Johnson, the Rock’s daughter, set to make WWE debut