Straitstimes.com header logo

Choose edition

Search

singapore

asia

world

opinion

life

business

sport

Visual

Podcasts

SPH Rewards

STClassifieds

Paid press releases

Advertise with us

FAQs

Contact us

 

Cleaning sector

What if that litter on the road isn’t someone else’s job?

People taking part in SG Clean Day in the Marina Bay area in 2023. Overall, as a society, Singaporeans have become people used to paying others to clean up their mess.
People taking part in SG Clean Day in the Marina Bay area in 2023. Overall, as a society, Singaporeans have become people used to paying others to clean up their mess.

Buying time: How outsourcing housework became survival strategy for young South Koreans

Domestic labour is increasingly being ordered in hourly increments through smartphone apps in South Korea.
Domestic labour is increasingly being ordered in hourly increments through smartphone apps in South Korea.

Forum: Singapore’s cleanliness not a case of civic pride, but of compliance

Forum: Number of cleaners at hawker centres adjusted to support daily operations

Forum: Shift in mindset towards cleanliness needed to create community stewardship culture

Forum: Ensure hawker centres are clean and not just cleared of trays

Forum: Keeping Singapore clean is a collective responsibility

Singapore’s dirty little sense of entitlement

The writer, who moved back into her apartment in Tiong Bahru in April, was shocked to see how the neighbourhood had become something of a dump.
The writer, who moved back into her apartment in Tiong Bahru in April, was shocked to see how the neighbourhood had become something of a dump.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
Subscribe Placeholder
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.