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National Day Rally 2025

Want a ‘we first’ society? Members of Parliament are vital to the effort

Sengkang Sculpture Park in 2008. Sengkang GRC’s Ms He Ting Ru and her team worked with residents and young people to co-design improvements to the park, creating shared projects bringing diverse groups together.
Sengkang Sculpture Park in 2008. Sengkang GRC’s Ms He Ting Ru and her team worked with residents and young people to co-design improvements to the park, creating shared projects bringing diverse groups together.

Commentary

Closer to city centre better? Singapore’s idea of prime public housing is changing

An artist’s impression of homes by the coast and idyllic living at Sembawang waterfront.
An artist’s impression of homes by the coast and idyllic living at Sembawang waterfront.

‘Even the Prime Minister is talking about it’: Parents, teachers relieved vaping seen as drug issue

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had said during the National Day Rally that nationwide enforcement against vaping will be stepped up.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had said during the National Day Rally that nationwide enforcement against vaping will be stepped up.

The Usual Place Podcast

PM Wong’s NDR speech lacks ‘bitter medicine’: Jeremy Tan

New CDC job-matching drive may bring overlooked front-line roles closer to applicants: Experts

pixgeneric/  Photo of office workers during lunch hours at Marina CBD area taken on July 9, 2025- use for The breakthrough of technologies such as AI , and wave of digitization and transformation will affect everyone and these changes will impact working lives on a daily basis, economy, gig economy, salary adjustment, CPF, MOM, manpower, job market, retrenchment, female workforce refers to the segment of the population that is employed or actively seeking employment, low employment, high employment
pixgeneric/  Photo of office workers during lunch hours at Marina CBD area taken on July 9, 2025- use for The breakthrough of technologies such as AI , and wave of digitization and transformation will affect everyone and these changes will impact working lives on a daily basis, economy, gig economy, salary adjustment, CPF, MOM, manpower, job market, retrenchment, female workforce refers to the segment of the population that is employed or actively seeking employment, low employment, high employment

Commentary

Singapore’s next phase of growth requires a refreshed blueprint

The real test is not just sustaining GDP growth but whether a broad cross-section of Singaporeans can continue to find work that is secure, meaningful and rewarding, says the writer.
The real test is not just sustaining GDP growth but whether a broad cross-section of Singaporeans can continue to find work that is secure, meaningful and rewarding, says the writer.

Commentary

The era of job dating? It’s all about matching employers and talent in S’pore

The success of Singapore’s employment strategy hinges on how quickly we connect, adapt and seize opportunities, says the writer.
The success of Singapore’s employment strategy hinges on how quickly we connect, adapt and seize opportunities, says the writer.

Care Corner to expand network of centres in Toa Payoh to help seniors age well

Seniors in Toa Payoh will be among the first to benefit from the new Age Well Neighbourhoods national initiative.
Seniors in Toa Payoh will be among the first to benefit from the new Age Well Neighbourhoods national initiative.

Jobs, infrastructure and homes at the core of Singapore’s resilience: Economists 

An illustration of the dry dock at Sembawang Shipyard reimagined as a community plaza.
An illustration of the dry dock at Sembawang Shipyard reimagined as a community plaza.

It’s time vaping offences had tougher consequences

Vaping has evolved from a tobacco substitute into a sophisticated drug delivery system, says the writer.
Vaping has evolved from a tobacco substitute into a sophisticated drug delivery system, says the writer.

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