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Bill Gates spotted trying out durian during Singapore visit

SINGAPORE: While very popular in many parts of Southeast...

Hot dog bun goes up from $1.70 to $2, the seller even asks for the bun’s plastic bag back

SINGAPORE: A Facebook user wrote that he was amused...

Elderly man with dementia missing since May 1, caregivers seek help

SINGAPORE: After an elderly man went missing last week,...

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...

Business

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

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

FLCT posts 13.8% YoY drop in 1HFY2025 DPU to 3 cents

SINGAPORE: Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (FLCT) reported a...

‘She’s only going to accept something that pays more than S$10k,’ Singaporean shocked by fresh grad friend’s salary expectations

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean was shocked after hearing her friend...

RHB: Singapore retail sales growth expected to slow down in H2 2025 amid economic headwinds

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s retail sector is expected to stay resilient...

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)...

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Govt still claims it is not making profits after collecting $3.3 billion in Eldershield premiums and only paying out $133 million

17-year-old PR allegedly raped 53-year-old woman at knifepoint with chopper in Yishun flat

Pro-family Singaporeans apologise to LGBT community for hurting them with their insensitivity

Jeffrey Kitingan wants Zakir Naik to be sent back to India

MSF Sec Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim pleased with more marriages and fewer divorces in Singapore

President’s praise of military personnel as Commander-in-Chief attacked with barrage of tweets by Trump-haters

Sylvia Lim expresses “worrying concerns” about CareShield Life’s rigid eligibility criteria, and how women pay higher premiums than men

London mayor defends decision to approve ‘obscene’ ‘Trump baby’ to fly in London during President’s official visit to city

Mixed reactions from netizens after Temasek Holdings reports record net portfolio value of S$308 Billion

2 dozen MS-13 members who allegedly murdered and cruelly dismembered their victims indicted

Singapore News

Bill Gates spotted trying out durian during Singapore visit

Hot dog bun goes up from $1.70 to $2, the seller even asks for the bun’s plastic bag back

Elderly man with dementia missing since May 1, caregivers seek help

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

Business

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

FLCT posts 13.8% YoY drop in 1HFY2025 DPU to 3 cents

‘She’s only going to accept something that pays more than S$10k,’ Singaporean shocked by fresh grad friend’s salary expectations

RHB: Singapore retail sales growth expected to slow down in H2 2025 amid economic headwinds

Singapore Politics

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

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025