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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

RDU calls for greater opposition unity and collaboration

SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for its most pivotal...

Ex-NTUC Income CEO urges Jalan Kayu voters to hold Ng Chee Meng accountable for aborted Allianz deal

SINGAPORE: Former NTUC Income Chief Executive Officer Tan Suee...

‘Felt cheated’ — AMK voter says they waited all evening for “paiseh” PAP candidate, only for no one to show up

SINGAPORE: An Ang Mo Kio resident has expressed frustration...

Gigene Wong apologises for using racial slur against own teammate, says SDP counselled her

SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Marsiling-Yew Tee...

Relationships

Out of her $4,500 salary, woman with 2 kids spends $2,400 and then racks up credit card bills of $2K, claims she is “unable to save up anything”

Man says when his girlfriend gets angry with him, she cuts up his shirts, blocks him for hours; even makes him clean up her bedroom

43-year-old man says his mother-in-law spends weekdays babysitting his son yet still comes over on weekends setting ‘a soft army style’ in the house

Life hack? Woman says she always gets a seat on the train by moving close enough to seated guys to let her dress flow over their knees

Short men need to earn SGD244,000 more per year to be as desirable as taller men — Study

Woman says many guys she dated still want to live at home with their parents, one even tried to sneak her in at 2am

6 signs your marriage isn’t just failing, it’s actually over and done with

Woman wants to spend all her years with a married man who has children; says “we are meant to be but met at the wrong timing”

Netizen’s father calls them an ‘ungrateful child’ for giving $200 allowance, says it’s ‘pathetically little, might as well not give’

Woman asks how she should deal with her 40-year-old boyfriend with over 20 exes