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‘Are they throwing Janil under the bus?’ Sun Xueling deletes original post text about problems in Northshore

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SINGAPORE: A question has arisen online, as to whether the ruling party's team for Punggol GRC is throwing their running mate Janil Puthucheary under the bus, following complaints about...
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Punggol voters are not here to save Gan Kim Yong’s political career

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Dennis Tan: I get feedback on cost of living issues every day

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SINGAPORE: In a doorstop interview with the media, Workers’...
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Cost of living, home affordability, govt accountability are top concerns for GE2025—survey

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SINGAPORE: A survey from Milieu Insight released shortly before...
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Neighbour won’t spay her cat — now their area is full of mess and strays, says resident

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SINGAPORE: A frustrated resident took to an online forum...
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Job seeker asks: ‘Is it really that hard to get hired now, or is it just me?’

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SINGAPORE: A job seeker who has been applying for...
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Singapore negotiating US concessions on pharmaceutical exports and high-end AI chips access

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SINGAPORE: Singapore is negotiating concessions with the United States...

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‘I find myself paying S$10 for fried noodles at a business district’: Resident asks Singaporeans how they are coping with rising costs

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SINGAPORE: A concerned resident took to an online forum on Thursday (April 24) to spark a discussion on how...

NTUC Union and Link members to enjoy 50 cents hot kopi or teh in May, plus ongoing 50% off essentials

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SINGAPORE: NTUC Union and Link members will be able to get a hot cup of kopi (coffee) or teh...

James Gomez: The academic, activist, and opposition voice contesting Sembawang GRC in GE2025

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SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for the General Election 2025, the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is fielding seasoned academic...

Residents sceptical of hot tubs to be built at Nee Soon East Oasis Waterpark say it’s only a matter of time before they are...

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SINGAPORE: After a flyer announcing upcoming upgrades in Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC) revealed that two hot tubs...

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Battle for Punggol: Harpreet Singh vs Gan Kim Yong

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SINGAPORE: One of the highlights of GE2025 is the...

Without alerting Ahn Jung Hwan, Lee Hye Won discloses that she moved secretly to Singapore with her kid

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KOREA: According to Allkpop, Lee Hye Won revealed something...

After 2016, EPEX is the first all-Korean K-pop group to perform live in China

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KOREA: EPEX will be performing their first solo concert...

‘He responded with integrity’: S’poreans want to give Andre Low a chance after apology for leaked messages

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SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Andre Low publicly apologised...

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Ravi Philemon grilled on RDU’s Citizens’ Dividend for all—but wins resonance with younger voters

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SINGAPORE: In his recent appearance on The Daily Ketchup...

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

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

Cross these 8 lines—and risk losing your adult child forever, psychologists warn

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Steering the parent-child relationship isn’t always easy, particularly when...

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

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

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Historian renews call to scrap NCMP scheme after PAP remarks on guaranteed opposition voices

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SINGAPORE: Singapore historian and author Loke Hoe Yeong has...

Gan Kim Yong promotes “Not a Stranger” hashtag after Punggol GRC resident appears to snub him in viral video

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SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong has promoted...

“Let’s move on” – Opposition supporters call for forgiveness for Gigene Wong as SDP leadership apologise

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SINGAPORE: Opposition supporters online are calling on fellow voters...

WP’s Jackson Au: ‘You can be good in Parliament and good on the ground’

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SINGAPORE: Jackson Au, a candidate for The Workers’ Party...

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Parliament needs more female members: Sylvia Lim

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SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chairperson Sylvia Lim has called on...

Quality of PAP ministers ‘leaves very much to be desired’: Chee Soon Juan

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan...

WP’s Michael Thng: ‘We don’t want to be told that the sky is white when we see it is blue’

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SINGAPORE: Before Nomination Day, the Workers Party (WP) introduced...

Residents tell WP’s Jamus Lim that ‘the electric atmosphere at rallies gets them excited about voting’

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GE2025: Hope, conviction, and the courage to speak truth at Red Dot United’s Holland-Bukit Timah rally

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In a country where silence can be safer than dissent, and where political certainty often overshadows real conversation, Red...

Yee Jenn Jong: Edwin Tong must have something better than the East Coast Plan

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SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Yee Jenn Jong was in no mood to mess around as he took to...

Desire to contribute more to society led Liyana Dhamirah to accept call to join politics

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When Red Dot United (RDU) founding member Liyana Dhamirah picked up Ravi Philemon’s call in 2020, she didn’t know...

GE2025: Most promising newcomers

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SINGAPORE: With a few days left before Singaporeans troop to the polls on Saturday (May 3), The Independent Singapore...

Pritam Singh: Maybe SM Lee only wants to present one side of facts on Income-Allianz deal

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SINGAPORE: The thwarted deal between Income and Allianz last year has become a hot-button issue in this election cycle,...

WP’s Andre Low: Ng Chee Meng and I represent 2 very different kinds of candidates

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SINGAPORE: At a doorstep interview on Sunday (Apr 27), Workers’ Party (WP) candidate at Jalan Kayu Single-Member Constituency (SMC)...

Pritam Singh: If PM says he needs over 2/3 of Parliament to be PAP MPs to govern properly, that’s a ‘serious problem’

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SINGAPORE: In a doorstep interview on Sunday (April 27), Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh underlined that there are various...

GE2025: Which candidates could lose their deposits?

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SINGAPORE: With less than a week to go before the May 3 polls, The Independent Singapore would like to...

Change of heart: Once a critic, Elysa Chen gets into politics under PAP banner, why the flip-flop?

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SINGAPORE: As they say, in politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests. Pundits also say...

Sylvia Lim praised for focusing on Singapore’s seniors at WP rally

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SINGAPOREANS: The Workers’ Party’s (WP) Sylvia Lim, who is hoping for a fourth term as Member of Parliament (MP)...

‘The man of the day,’ Faisal Manap is touched by warm welcome at Tampines

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SINGAPORE: There has been a wave of support for the Workers’ Party’s (WP) Faisal Manap, who leads the WP’s...

RDU calls for greater opposition unity and collaboration

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SINGAPORE: As Singapore gears up for its most pivotal General Election in years, Ravi Philemon’s recent reflections on Marine...
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Changi Beach reopens for water activities after Johor oil spill clean-up, says NEA

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SINGAPORE: Changi Beach has officially reopened for swimming and...

Meet Singapore’s newest flexible work tribe: From data analysts to architects, and beauticians

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GE2025: RDU wins praise for ceding Jalan Kayu after WP requests the ward

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Mediacorp honours the quiet power of Puan Noor Aishah

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ST Engineering bags S$4.4B in new contracts for Q1 2025, boosted by defence and public security and commercial aerospace deals

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) secured S$4.4 billion...

Singapore banks drive share buybacks, set to be biggest in four years, after dip in share prices

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SINGAPORE: Singapore banks are seizing the opportunity presented by...

Study finds leader well-being drives organisational well-being and performance

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SINGAPORE: Leader well-being was seen as the most significant...

About 2.93M workers die from work-related diseases and accidents annually, yet 62% of the global workforce lacks OSH training

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SINGAPORE: Today marks the World Day for Safety and...

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Ex-NTUC Income CEO urges Jalan Kayu voters to hold Ng Chee Meng accountable for aborted Allianz deal

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

‘Felt cheated’ — AMK voter says they waited all evening for “paiseh” PAP candidate, only for no one to show up

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SINGAPORE: An Ang Mo Kio resident has expressed frustration...

Gigene Wong apologises for using racial slur against own teammate, says SDP counselled her

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The Battle for Punggol: Alexis Dang vs Sun Xueling

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