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Is this trending app revealing how lonely we are?

[SINGAPORE] The question “Are you dead?” popped up on my screen the other week – not as a text from a friend I’d unintentionally ignored, but as a headline.

Annual reviews remain the most common trigger for pay rises but yield the smallest increases, Macdonald & Company has found.

Singapore real estate pay gains beat US, Europe with 14% jump: report

Switching employers nets a 32% salary hike in the city-state, compared with 7% for those who stay put

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Do we owe our parents a monthly allowance?

[SINGAPORE] While catching up with friends the other day, one of them casually dropped this question (in front of my dessert, no less): “Eh how much are you guys giving your parents every month?”

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Post-graduation grief is real. Here’s why it hits so hard

[SINGAPORE] Last Monday, I turned the tassel and, with a degree in hand, I waved goodbye to my academic life.