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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...

Changi Beach reopens for water activities after Johor oil spill clean-up, says NEA

SINGAPORE: Changi Beach has officially reopened for swimming and...

Business

Property tycoon and hotelier Ong Beng Seng granted permission to travel overseas on added S$800K bail for work and medical purposes

SINGAPORE: Property tycoon and hotelier Ong Beng Seng has...

‘HR doesn’t seem to be bothered if you don’t have related job experience’ — Man working as quality engineer for 8 years struggles to...

SINGAPORE: A man who has spent the past eight...

Man severely affected by long stretch of unemployment, says his applications only yield a 5% hit rate for HR or first-round interviews

SINGAPORE: Five months after being laid off, a 34-year-old...

From threat to teammate: Managers now see AI as a workforce ally, not a job killer

INTERNATIONAL: The opinion that artificial intelligence is a danger...

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...

Relationships

Love scams: Don’t let a lonely heart make you bankrupt

Partially deaf woman says fiancé’s family calls her smelly because she works as waitress & dishwasher, asks her to resign

‘Better stay single than with wrong partner’ — Divorce in Singapore increasing, women reveal ‘unreasonable behaviour’ of partner as main cause

Tell-tale signs your man is ready for sex

‘My boyfriend is clearly not over his ex – what should I do?’ — Girlfriend seeks advice

Netizen warns: ‘Don’t ever stay with parents-in-law because they’re very stubborn, unreceptive of change or suggestions’

My boyfriend flirts with his colleague on Instagram, is he emotionally cheating on me? — Girlfriend

Nightmare coworker gets to work late daily, lateness ranges from 10 minutes to 2 hours

“Do looks matter in a relationship?” — Netizen says her boyfriend of few years has never posted a photo of them together

Man asks if he should endure his wife who ‘goes crazy when she’s pissed off, punch & kick me, throws HP, furniture, food, etc etc etc’