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Quietly cautious: a third of Singapore SMEs have paused hiring for the second half of the year

A new survey of small and mid-sized employers points to a wait-and-see mood — not retrenchments, but a freeze, as bosses watch costs, demand and the AI question all at once.

Marcus Lim · 5 min read · 18 June 2026

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Tengah’s district cooling is meant to cut bills. Early residents say the savings are real but smaller than promised

Tech

A familiar face, a fake voice: deepfake scam videos are now impersonating Singapore’s own news anchors

Lifestyle

Your $3.50 economy rice is under quiet pressure as global rice and oil costs climb

Tech

Singapore’s under-25s are the country’s biggest AI sceptics — and it has little to do with how comfortable they are using it

A five-room flat in Sengkang just sold past the million-dollar mark — and the old argument is back

Once a figure reserved for mature central estates, the seven-digit HDB resale is creeping into the newer towns. What it signals is contested; what it does to young buyers’ nerves is not.

Marcus Lim · 5 min read

Business

Changi’s next terminal is taking shape — and the bet behind it is that the region keeps flying

A vast new terminal is rising on reclaimed land, sized for decades of growth. It is an act of confidence in numbers that the last few years have made anything but certain.

Daniel Wong · 6 min read

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