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More new citizens for a baby-scarce Singapore: Managing the integration balancing act

S’poreans mostly acknowledged the need for immigration, but had concerns over job competition, pressure on public resources.

Singaporeans mostly acknowledged the need for immigration, but had concerns over job competition, pressure on public resources.

They came for love, work and studies – and now call Singapore home

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Iran arrests 20 over suspected links to Israel: Media

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More expensive dates? How the Mid-East conflict is affecting supply of Ramadan food in S-E Asia

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SFA recalls 2 more formula milk products due to presence of cereulide toxin

Malaysia woos tourists with ‘balik kampung’ experience during the festive season

Global brokerages chase Indonesia’s retail investor boom as regulators clean up stock market

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New rules, whistle-blowing channel for PropertyLimBrothers after leadership controversy

PLB co-founder Adrian Lim addresses the alleged extramarital affair between the firm's senior leaders.

Mr Adrian Lim (left) with fellow PropertyLimBrothers co-founder Melvin Lim in 2022. The latter resigned from the firm on Jan 25.

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From surplus to supper: How Malaysian youth rescue unsold bazaar food to feed communities

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Taipei warns of cognitive warfare as China offers to evacuate Taiwanese from Middle East

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I want to age in place with robots but co-living may be okay too

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He took a 90% pay cut to become an ‘afterlife agent’: Why young Singaporeans are talking about death

Other Singaporeans are tackling the topic of death through writing and art.

(Clockwise from left) Author Alicia Ng, "afterlife agent" Kenneth Yeow and writer-illustrator YY Liak.

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Fewer fresh S’pore uni graduates in 2025 found full-time work, but pay held steady: Survey

Results from the latest graduate employment survey showed that 74.4 per cent of graduates secured full-time positions in 2025, down from 79.4 per cent in 2024.
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LTA identifies third-party vendor responsible for faulty bus ETA system

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Singapore named in second US unfair trade practices probe; MTI to engage US Trade Rep’s office

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Over 20 doctors and dentists caught practising without valid credentials between 2023 and 2025

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