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      <news:title>‘Should I just keep pushing on?’: 30 y/o SG man with S$320k asks when to take a break from work</news:title>
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      <news:title>HDB explains why kitchen at Tengah BTO flat seems so small</news:title>
      
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      <news:title>WP chief Pritam Singh in Europe as part of Singapore parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Seah Kian Peng</news:title>
      
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T07:30:59.851Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Yet another Malaysian worker wonders if higher pay in Singapore is worth the commute</news:title>
      
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      <news:title>Haze in Singapore: Netizens share special workplace arrangements</news:title>
      
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      <news:title>Singapore woman ditches diamond engagement ring for a watch, says she and partner never wore wedding bands</news:title>
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      <news:title>SG finance worker earning ‘low five digit salary’ asks if he should find another job after he hit the salary glass ceiling, netizens say: ‘Just be glad you have a job’</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T22:30:48.298Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>‘A profound tragedy that someone passed away so young’ — Singapore judge says after 20 y/o SG student dies from taking banned weight-loss substances to be bodybuilder</news:title>
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      <news:title>Maid says ‘I want to be the first Filipina helper who earns the most number of engineering diplomas and certificates in Singapore’</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T10:30:27.327Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Singapore-listed palm oil producer Kencana Agri faces inquiry by Indonesia govt over suspected land burning</news:title>
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      <news:title>IQAir ranks Singapore’s air quality now as the world’s most polluted, but netizens ask, ‘The pollution came from Indonesia, so how can SG be the worst?’</news:title>
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      <news:title>‘The fires are in Indonesia, but their impact is felt by our neighbours’ — PM Prabowo welcomes Singapore &amp; Malaysia’s support to battle forest fires causing haze across region</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T04:30:22.587Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Singapore woman wonders if S$8.5K monthly pay is the new norm after hearing what tech workers earn</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T03:00:13.003Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>‘We send oxygen to Singapore and Malaysia when there’s no smoke from our forests’ — Indonesia’s communications agency chief comes under fire for haze crisis remark: ‘It’s a natural phenomenon, not human error’</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T01:30:10.634Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>‘Blackish-grey rainwater’ — SG residents raise health concerns amid worsening haze pollution in Singapore</news:title>
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