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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...

Not everyone agrees with Tan Kin Lian’s suggestion that Singaporeans face higher living costs than Malaysians

SINGAPORE: Former presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian apparently wanted...

Business

141 HDB resale flats sold for at least $1 million in April

SINGAPORE: Last month saw the highest number of Housing...

5-room Sengkang HDB flat sells for $1.058 million

SINGAPORE: A five-room HDB unit joined the million-dollar flat...

Newton condo resells for S$12M in April, resulting in S$6.5M profit

SINGAPORE: The resale market for condominiums, just like the...

Feeling invisible at work? Take back the spotlight with these power moves

In a Reddit post, a software engineer ranted because...

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)...

SG Economy

POFMA invoked 2nd time this week—States Times Review told to correct Facebook post about PAP activist

Veteran politician Low Thia Khiang caps a night of house visits off with bubble tea

PM Lee says 2020 Budget will be “strong, and suitable to the state of the world”

Activist organises “sleeping with the homeless” initiative to stand in solidarity with needy Singaporeans

Kind donors help needy students receive exam result slips despite MOE’s defense of withholding certs over unpaid school fees

Underprivileged diploma student’s results withheld pending payment of fees

Are PM Lee’s recent remarks on Budget 2020 an indication that the GE will take place early next year?

“I do not think many families like to owe money especially over education” – WP member shares his thoughts on unpaid school fees saga

PM Lee and Ho Ching’s latest unconventional couples pose inspires creative memes

Cringe-worthy Singapore Police Force ad on safety while clubbing draws criticism