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'I don't want to grow up as wounded and salty as her': Student opens up about controlling mum - Singapore News

7+ hour, 1+ min ago  (692+ words) SINGAPORE: Desperate to break free from his controlling mother's grip, a university student in Singapore turned to netizens online for advice, asking: "How do I stop living life based on what my mother wants for me?" In a post shared…...

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theindependent. sg > mum-posts-open-letter-to-airasia-after-daughter-is-removed-from-flight-from-singapore-to-kuching

Mum posts open letter to Air Asia after daughter is removed from flight from Singapore to Kuching - Singapore News

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (392+ words) SINGAPORE: What should have been a routine flight on Air Asia from Singapore to Kuching for one mother became anything but that after her daughter, who has cerebral palsy, was disallowed from flying despite already having been cleared during check-in…...

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theindependent. sg > singaporeans-divided-over-pm-wong-s-screen-time-advice-for-parents

Singaporeans divided over PM Wong's screen-time advice for parents - Singapore News

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (800+ words) SINGAPORE: Advice from Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on managing children's screen time has drawn mixed reactions online, with some Singaporeans supporting his message while others questioned whether he was the right person to give parenting advice. Mr Wong launched Screen…...

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theindependent. sg > it-feels-like-everything-s-collapsing-25-year-old-graduate-says-he-s-still-jobless-even-after-sending-400-to-500-applications

It feels like everything's collapsing': 25-year-old graduate says he's still jobless even after sending 400 to 500 applications - Singapore News

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (750+ words) SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old graduate says he is beginning to feel like he is "watching everything collapse" after spending the past six months unemployed despite submitting between 400 and 500 job applications since graduating from a local university in December 2025. Sharing his frustrations…...

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theindependent. sg > sg-student-feels-deflated-after-father-questions-decision-to-study-at-nus-instead-of-oxbridge

SG student feels deflated after father questions decision to study at NUS instead of Oxbridge - Singapore News

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (744+ words) SINGAPORE: One young Singaporean recently shared that instead of feeling proud after securing a place in one of Singapore's most competitive university programmes, he ended up feeling quite deflated after his father seemed disappointed that he chose to study locally…...

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theindependent. sg > i-m-still-having-o-level-nightmares-singaporean-shares-exam-stress-years-later

I'm still having O-Level nightmares': Singaporean shares exam stress years later - Singapore News

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (525+ words) SINGAPORE: A local Reddit user said in a recent post that three years after taking their O-level exams, they're continuing to experience nightmares. They wanted to know if anyone else still gets O-level nightmares too. In their April 20 post, u…...

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theindependent. sg > after-24-years-domestic-helper-becomes-second-mother-to-singapore-family

After 24 years, domestic helper becomes "second mother" to Singapore family - Singapore News

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (397+ words) SINGAPORE: Domestic helpers are typically hired to handle everyday household chores, but in some homes, the bond between employer and helper grows so strong that they are no longer seen as staff, but as part of the family. Recently, a…...

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theindependent. sg > i-can-t-see-myself-having-children-in-5-years-sg-woman-puts-life-plans-on-hold-amid-job-hunt-struggles

I can't see myself having children in 5 years': SG woman puts life plans on hold amid job hunt struggles - Singapore News

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (497+ words) SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has decided to put her entire life plan, including having children, on hold after yet another round of job applications led nowhere. Posting on the r/ask Singapore forum, she said she has spent the past…...

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theindependent. sg > they-re-10x-better-nus-student-shares-struggle-as-average-peers-outperform-them-at-internships

'They're 10x better': NUS student shares struggle as "average' peers outperform them at internships - Singapore News

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (775+ words) SINGAPORE: A top university student shared their disappointment online after realising that their average peers had outperformed them in internships. "I'm not going to lie, it sucks seeing B students during my internships doing 10 times better and progressing much faster,…...

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theindependent. sg > helper-says-she-was-left-humiliated-by-stranger-who-called-her-employer-to-complain-about-the-way-she-cared-for-child

Helper says she was left humiliated by stranger who called her employer to complain about the way she cared for child

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (522+ words) SINGAPORE: A post by a foreign domestic helper detailing how she was left humiliated by a stranger in public has raised questions about how helpers are treated in public and whether they are given the dignity they deserve. The helper…...

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