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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

Woman butchered lover and cooked his remains in rice dish after he dumped her

Convicted sex offender who tried to rape 8-year-old cousin released from jail despite concerns he is still dangerous

Socio-political commentators criticise Amy Khor for saying backlash against SEHCs are partly fuelled by “hearsay, anecdotes”

Ong Ye Kung says ‘underexposed’ 4G leaders will visit all constituencies in next 1 1/2 years

Breaking: The Online Citizen editor being investigated for criminal defamation

At least 40 dead, 60 injured after bomb goes off near wedding hall in Kabul

“My belief in alien UFO is more credible than any religion which was believed by others who didn’t even see their God”: Opposition politician hits out at UFO sighting detractors

HIV-positive army sergeant major admits to raping over 70 teenage boys

Monica Lewinsky admits she left her underwear exposed to get Bill Clinton’s attention

Another elderly man allegedly committed suicide in Tanjong Pagar HDB estate