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Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

TikToker draws mixed reactions after questioning Singapore’s ‘cleanest city in the world’ tag

SINGAPORE: A TikToker has drawn mixed reactions online after...

‘Customer is not always right’: Bukit Timah bakery denies bullying 86-year-old customer

SINGAPORE: The 'Dough' bakery at the interim Bukit Timah...

Business

New DBS CEO says businesses should ‘look at new opportunities where they can grow’ amid trade tensions

SINGAPORE: DBS Bank’s new CEO Tan Su Shan said...

4 Singapore tour bus operators suspended from entering Malaysia for unauthorised express services and selling tickets online

SINGAPORE: Four tour bus companies based in Singapore had...

What fresh grads can do in the face of fewer vacancies, tougher job market

SINGAPORE: Amid the current tough job market, recent graduates...

Singaporeans on possibility of S$ parity with US$

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

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)...

Domestic Helpers

Maid shocked after getting scolded wants to go back after 3 months, says she will only stay “if Sir changes”

Employer finds a vape device in maid’s room, asks what if her children had accidentally got hold of it

Maid is rude to her employer, often replies, “Hmm”, without even looking up when she is given instructions

Maid working for expat family says they would fine her $2 to $10 for every mistake, employer also threatens to cut her salary

Maid goes out on a weekday at 9 pm, leaves house gate unlocked and doesn’t return till after 12.45 am

Maid earning $600 says she has to work on her day off, share a room with kids and clean another house as well

Maid sleeps at midnight and wakes at 6am without any rest during the day, sometimes has to sleep with employer’s baby if child is sick

Maid here on a Work Permit married a Singaporean guy, is now 4 months’ pregnant

Man tries to understand maids’ “obsession with TikTok”

Maid gossips about family to the helper next door, employer says despite paying her $875, “she is an average helper who can’t cook and forgets things all the time”