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Singaporean man charged in Johor with trafficking over 10 kg of drugs

MALAYSIA: A Singaporean man has been charged with trafficking...

Tutor turns nasty after parent declines to make advance payment or loan him $500

SINGAPORE: A family's search for a private tutor ended...

Two arrested, weapons seized after video of vicious assault goes viral online

SINGAPORE: A man and a woman have been arrested...

24-year-old male student arrested in connection with voyeurism case at NTU

SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old has been arrested in connection with...

Business

Singaporeans on possibility of S$ parity with US$

SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar, like other Asian currencies, performed...

Johor businesses urged to tap JS-SEZ for growth and investment opportunities

MALAYSIA: Businesses in Johor have been strongly encouraged to...

Sick of being broke? Eliminate these 8 silent budget killers now—before they sink you

Living paycheck to paycheck is like running on a...

Singapore SMEs eye JS-SEZ for growth amid rising costs and global trade tensions

SINGAPORE: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is emerging...

Singapore Politics

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

Relationships

My GF doesn’t want to work, she wants taitai life because her father is rich & her mother got to be a housewife

Woman asks how she can reveal to her new boyfriend’s strict mother that she is a divorcee

After her partner threw their pet Myna on the floor, woman says she’s hesitant to start a family with him

My girlfriend shouted at me in front of my mother, saying ‘i don’t care about her, i’m a Mama’s Boy’ because I helped my mother to feel warm

Girlfriend: My BF earns $4.1K a mth but tells me to watch less TV and limit electricity usage, also shower in a way so no need to replace faulty heater

33-year-old earning $2K a month asks if they should move out and rent a room for $1K cos no peace with family at home

Manipulative manager keeps criticising me even though I earn $9K a month and am one of the youngest in senior role

Netizen says his family relatives look down on him because he works as GrabFood cyclist

Woman who had a child with a married man says she can’t be the one considered his mistress because he loves her more than his wife

35-year-old ‘evergreen’ woman says she doesn’t mind making first moves or paying for boyfriend’s expenses if it makes him happy