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Pofma is turning 7. Here's a look back at what it's done and what people think about it.

Finding Joy

I get by with a little help from my (work) friends

Raised on ‘karung guni’ money, they take pride in carrying their dad’s business forward

askST Jobs: Why are new hires sometimes paid more than existing employees?

Two Singaporeans, Victoria Chen and Rachel Clare Chan, lead West End show for first time

Singaporeans part of My Neighbour Totoro’s West End debut: (from left) assistant stage manager Alicia Quah, puppeteer Amber Lin, lead actresses Victoria Chen and Rachel Clare Chan.

40,000 tech workers to be trained in AI to automate coding, build agentic systems by 2029

CMG20260508-YeapCT03/叶振忠/卢慧菁/Honouring the leaders and teams driving innovation at the Tech Leader Awards 2026 [Hotel Shangri-La Singapore Island Ballroom, Lobby Level 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350]
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Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How speaking at the Tech Leader Awards 2026 held at Shangri-La Hotel on 8 May 2026.

Headstart On Record Podcast

Singapore's Les Miserables star Nathania Ong on what it cost to chase her dreams

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Money Mentor

More young people in Singapore buying private properties, some for investment

Between 2024 and 2025, DBS reported a 40% jump in home loans taken by borrowers under 35 years old.

(From left) Ms Teri Tan, 32, bought a unit at Pinetree Hill which cost $2.1 million, Ms Hilda Tan paid $910,000 for a 635 sq ft condo unit at Waterfront Isle in Bedok Reservoir.

Me and My Money: The millennial spice mixer who expanded a dying trade

Young investors drawn to Singapore equities as safe harbour amid wild seas

Singapore’s young investors cut their teeth on stock market competitions

Work Bestie

Tastemakers

Hawker trio built curry puffs into a $500,000 business in a year

What The Puff grew from one stall to three and now makes about 1,500 handmade puffs a day.

From left: Mr Brandon Lim and his brother, Mr Lim Yuan Ming, co-owners of What The Puff.

askST Jobs: Will a sabbatical hurt my career progression?

Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety

1 in 5 S’pore workers overqualified for their jobs, but most are there by choice: Studies

Life Guide

Table for one: Why Singaporeans are dining alone

Restaurants are getting more solo diners, though some have mixed feelings about them.

A member of staff pose as a solo diner at Hansik Dining Collective. The restaurant offers smaller portions of food for diners eating alone. Photographed at Hansik Dining Collective on Apr 10, 2026.

Young & Savvy

What I learnt as a first-time cat owner

Free meals for first dates? Singpass login to deter catfishers? Survey seeks views to boost coupling

Can heritage food be hip? Young bosses in Singapore show how

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