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‘Do you check your helper’s luggage on her last day of employment?’ — Maid’s employer seeks advice

SINGAPORE: An employer took to social media to seek...

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

Business

‘I OT till 9pm almost daily’ — 25 y/o earning $3K/month burnt out just 2 weeks into her new job, considers quitting without backup...

SINGAPORE: Burnt out just two weeks into a new...

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

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...

Featured News

“Many of our people are selfish and unkind” – Tommy Koh laments that Singapore is a first world nation with third world citizens

Straits Times calls TOC out for making “unfair” claims that it publishes falsehoods

“We don’t want more Singaporeans to join the ranks of the angry voters” – Diplomat Tommy Koh cautions 4G leaders

Veteran diplomat Tommy Koh urges Govt to welcome critics who love Singapore

HDB CEO who indicated that flat prices will decline over time is an electoral boundaries committee member

Chee Soon Juan and the SDP expect the next election to be called as soon as this month or next

Support for petition calling on the Govt to preserve Sentosa Merlion grows

SBS Transit appoints law firm run by PM Lee’s lawyer to defend them in lawsuit by bus drivers

Straits Times removes article containing “defamatory allegations” after TOC issues letter of demand

Two publications take down articles on Li Shengwu court case after AGC issues warning on publishing affidavits