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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

‘Still no job since graduation’: 22-year-old S’porean diploma holder questions if full-time uni is the better path

SINGAPORE: Yet another young Singaporean has taken to social...

‘I’m working 7 days a week at this point’: Overworked intern opens up about toxic boss and senior colleagues

SINGAPORE: Despite having worked at the company for only...

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...

Singapore Politics

‘Trust us, we’ll take care of you’ — PAP says amid GST hikes, soaring costs

SINGAPORE: At the People’s Action Party (PAP) rally in...

Ex-NTUC Income chief issues second open letter over aborted Allianz deal, this time directed at DPM Gan Kim Yong

SINGAPORE: Former NTUC Income Chief Executive Tan Suee Chieh...

‘We are journalists, not politicians’ — Some of Jom’s content classified as election advertising, slapped with Meta boosting ban

SINGAPORE: Singapore digital magazine Jom has raised serious concerns...

Grace Fu earns huge backlash for subverting the “give chicken wing, take back whole chicken” phrase

SINGAPORE: People's Action Party (PAP) Minister Grace Fu has...

Featured News

70-year-old motorcyclist passes away after female car driver plows into him despite red light

My colleague boasts about never taking MC and comes to work sick

‘Is this even normal?’ — Retail worker frustrated at ‘ridiculous’ workplace rule banning staff from eating outside

SG man earns over S$200K/year but remains extremely frugal due to fear of ‘going broke’

‘DO NOT HIRE A MAID IF…’: Singaporean calls out unrealistic expectations of employers

Former national runner and educator Renuka Satianathan passes away at 37

Ramadan bazaar success: M’sian vendor earns RM7,000 daily from selling 113 drink varieties

Let not the vanishing of Bukit Batok end the political career of Dr Chee Soon Juan

‘Are you sure he’s still alive?’ — S’poreans ask woman who saw her date still ‘alive’ at AMK after his mum told her that he died from an accident

Singapore gets ranked 2nd globally for cross-border land investments of nearly S$2B in 2024