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Cost of living, home affordability, govt accountability are top concerns for GE2025—survey

SINGAPORE: A survey from Milieu Insight released shortly before...

Neighbour won’t spay her cat — now their area is full of mess and strays, says resident

SINGAPORE: A frustrated resident took to an online forum...

Job seeker asks: ‘Is it really that hard to get hired now, or is it just me?’

SINGAPORE: A job seeker who has been applying for...

Singapore negotiating US concessions on pharmaceutical exports and high-end AI chips access

SINGAPORE: Singapore is negotiating concessions with the United States...

Business

Travel platform RateHawk reports 67% global bookings surge in 2024 as travel demand rebounds

B2B travel solutions firm RateHawk reported a 67% increase...

IWG adds 115 new workspaces in Asia Pacific amid growing demand for hybrid work solutions

SINGAPORE: International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 115 new...

Hiring slows in Singapore, with fewer jobs and rising unemployment in Q1

SINGAPORE: According to Ministry of Manpower (MOM) data featured...

Maybank, PUJB forge strategic partnership to boost Johor entrepreneurs in JS-SEZ

MALAYSIA: The Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and Perbadanan Usahawan...

Singapore Politics

WP’s Jackson Au: ‘You can be good in Parliament and good on the ground’

SINGAPORE: Jackson Au, a candidate for The Workers’ Party...

Parliament needs more female members: Sylvia Lim

SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chairperson Sylvia Lim has called on...

Quality of PAP ministers ‘leaves very much to be desired’: Chee Soon Juan

SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan...

WP’s Michael Thng: ‘We don’t want to be told that the sky is white when we see it is blue’

SINGAPORE: Before Nomination Day, the Workers Party (WP) introduced...

In the House

S. Iswaran: Government exploring the best cost-sharing option for subsidising public transport

WP MP Louis Chua makes case for lowering BTO eligibility age to 28 for singles, but says ‘most pressing issue’ is supply & availability of homes

Sylvia Lim raises concerns over DNA contamination and sample mix-ups in connection to Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Bill

Louis Ng asks MOH to review nurse-to-patient ratio, says there’s a need to ‘really’ look into nurses’ workload

New Bill to regulate debt collection industry; screening, licensing & prohibition of threatening conducts

Pritam Singh: WP supports Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Bill, but wants to ensure data concerning Singaporeans’ DNA protected from cyberattacks

Sun Xueling: Enhance DNA profiling and crime-fighting capabilities to maintain high levels of safety in Singapore

Pritam Singh on One Pass: Skills transfer to Singaporeans must be at the centre of foreign manpower policies

He Ting Ru: We owe it to our teachers to protect their mental health

Ng Eng Hen says Leong Mun Wai ‘twisted facts’ about new citizens enlisting for NS