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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

In widely-shared post, one writer reminds Singaporeans of Lee Kuan Yew’s revolutionary roots

Thum Ping Tjin (PJ Thum) Defends Himself to Education Minister’s Remarks

Death row convict writes gut-wrenching letter to President Halimah

MOM announces review of payout rules for CPF’s Retirement Sum Scheme will be completed by year end

New 7% public transport fare hike is the highest fare increase since 1998

Court challenges to 377A scheduled for November, even as amendments to Religious Harmony Act provide better protection for LGBTQ

New fare hike comes months after SBS Transit profits rose by 70% to record S$80 million

“Singapore is run as a company whereby the bottom line is everything” – PSP member explains why he chose to join Tan Cheng Bock’s party

PM Lee: Good governance is key, not the balance of numbers between opposition & government in Parliament

AWARE corrects what Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament, says it wasn’t invited to cancelled dissent course