10+ hour, 23+ min ago   (363+ words) SINGAPORE: A polytechnic student nearing graduation shared her dilemma over Singapore’s “depressing” cost of living after pointing out how expensive food court prices have become, saying it is unrealistic to rely on cheap hawker food and promotional deals forever. On…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (407+ words) SINGAPORE: On Wednesday (Sep 9), Malone Lam, a Singaporean, pleaded guilty in the United States to having orchestrated the theft of US$240 million (S$309 million) in bitcoin. After pleading guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge, the 22-year-old now faces the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (357+ words) SINGAPORE: A local preschool is being sued by a mother after her son was pushed off a slide during a play period indoors. She claims that instead of watching the students, the teachers were on their phones or chatting with…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (385+ words) SINGAPORE: In Singapore, most employers who have domestic helpers in their households treat them decently, although, as with all other situations, there are exceptions to this. Perhaps this is why when a TikTok user working as a helper in Singapore…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (433+ words) SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 8) that ministerial salaries will be going up by as much as 9% starting next month. The adjustment in pay is the first to occur in 15 years and is the government’s…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (316+ words) Many people commenting on the video of Qidah Fuad agreed, saying they’ve had the same experience and that it needs to stop. As the property agent points out in a text overlay, the man sees that there is a camera…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (412+ words) SINGAPORE: On Tuesday (Sep 8), Prime Minister (PM) Lawrence Wong announced a salary increase for political office holders of as much as 9% beginning on Oct 15. For ministers in the lowest tier, it would mean an annual salary of around S$1.2 million....

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (430+ words) SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (WP MP) He Ting Ru celebrated a win in a social media post recently, not just for herself, but for all of Singapore. On Aug 31, it was announced that Singapore will be opening more…...

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1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (679+ words) SINGAPORE: A jobseeker has revealed that a prospective employer rescinded his job offer after its HR director discovered he had previously taken his former employer to court over a wrongful dismissal. Sharing his experience anonymously on Reddit’s r/singaporejobs forum,…...