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Maid says her employer did not give her Labour Day off, even though her contract includes PH entitlements

SINGAPORE: A domestic helper has raised concerns about the...

“When you vote for RDU, you are voting for yourself” – RDU makes resounding final appeal at Nee Soon GRC rally

GE2025: After nine days of walking the ground, knocking...

Did you know Singaporeans pay the most to own a BMW 3 Series (G20) in Southeast Asia?

SINGAPORE: Singapore topped the list as the most expensive...

Punggol voters are not here to save Gan Kim Yong’s political career

By Jeanne Ten Why is Gan Kim Yong so critical...

Business

‘Shouldn’t a company have the courtesy to inform staff before salary delays?’ — Employee upset that his employer didn’t give him a heads-up

SINGAPORE: An employee has voiced his frustration online after...

Fashion brand The Closet Lover to close after 17 years; Wong sisters with lupus choose to ‘slow down and heal’

SINGAPORE: Local fashion brand The Closet Lover will be...

Man asks, “Is it true that no one cares about your degree after working a few years?”

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean took to Reddit to ask whether...

Singapore’s prime office market slips to 9th place in Savills’ global rankings

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s prime office market dropped three spots to...

Singapore Politics

A dream deferred: Dr Chee Soon Juan falls short in Sembawang West SMC

SINGAPORE: Sembawang West Single Member Constituency (SMC): The red...

Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC: A missed opportunity for SDP amid controversy

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong led the People's Action...

The quiet rejection of Dr Paul Tambyah: What Bukit Panjang reveals about us

SINGAPORE: At MOE (Evans) Stadium, there was no eruption...

‘No hope liao’ — PAP wins resounding mandate, best vote share since GE2015, while opposition ‘jaw drops’

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has been handed a...

Featured News

‘Maintenance cost me almost S$5,000 a month’ — Singaporean shares how owning his dream car for a year turned into a nightmare

Why Singaporeans are drooling over Malaysia’s insane “gold mine” EPF returns—SG financial expert explains

‘Things cost multiples more than I remember’ — Singaporean shocked by skyrocketing prices in SG when he returned from another country

‘I got promoted without increment’ — Employee wonders if he should demand a raise or just quit

73-year-old hawker at job fair after closing down his stall as rent and expenses exceed S$5K/month

‘Should I resign without another job lined up?’ — Man distraught after his manager changes his job scope to ‘low-level saikang tasks’

Man, 32, earns S$7.3K/month but suffers from burnout and is unhappy at work; asks how much money to accumulate before he can quit

SG jobseeker says, ‘I’m burnt out from my job search of five months and still looking…’

29-year-old foreigner says her Singaporean date asked about her salary at their first meeting, making it feel ‘transactional’

39-year-old man earning $2.7k after 11 years in dead-end job asks if switching to IT support is a wise move