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Bakery owner says ‘landlords hold overwhelming negotiating power’, appeals to government for help

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‘Do you check your helper’s luggage on her last day of employment?’ — Maid’s employer seeks advice

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Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

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

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Business

Can Sheng Siong’s share price keep climbing after hitting an all-time high?

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Singaporean man wants to quit without next job lined up, but others tell him he has options

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EV car owner ignites social media frenzy as he changes BYD logo

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Singapore Politics

WP MP-elect Fadli Fawzi pays tribute to Faisal Manap, holds first MPS at Kaki Bukit

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Harpreet Singh: WP team in Punggol is just getting started

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Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

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

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Domestic Helpers

Employer worries that giving maid paid days off while the family goes on holiday may ‘set an expectation for future or lead to helper causing trouble’

Maid who has a husband and boyfriend runs away with only her passport despite employer allowing her to rest 6 hours in the daytime and ends work at 9.30 pm

Maid lied to employer about borrowing money from loanshark, she now wants to transfer to another family that allows her to stay out of registered premises on weekends

Maid wants $2.5K advance salary; employer wants to know if they’re obliged to give as they’re worried helper might “do something funny with our young kids”

Maid who is 105kg runs away after 2 weeks, says she was stressed, needs frequent breaks to sit after cleaning or cooking

Maid’s employers separate, they now tell her she needs to clean two houses and live with the woman ‘who don’t know how to feed her helper’

Maid films herself in makeup and “s*xy underwear” and posts it on TikTok, then tells her employer she cannot finish her duties because she has too many things to do

Maid wants to leave after one week because she’s not used to doing chores; gives employers attitude, refuses to eat or listen to them

Maid says her agency forced her to agree to everything with a smile during interviews so that she’s hired faster

Employer with a baby doesn’t scold her maid because she fears the helper will put dirty water into the baby bottle and the baby will have food poisoning and possibly die