The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: Regional and domestically exposed sectors, including construction, consumer, industrial, and property, replaced US export-oriented stocks in RHB’s Top 20 Small Cap Jewels 2025. Alfie Yeo, Senior Research Analyst at RHB Singapore, explained that Singapore’s export-oriented sectors, such as chemicals, machinery, transport, and manufacturing, are expected to bear the brunt of […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: Singapore banks are now offering fixed deposit rates of up to 2.50%, making it a good time for savers to lock in their funds, with minimum deposits starting from just S$500. May 2025 highest fixed deposit rates  Syfe Cash+ Guaranteed Interest Rate: 2.50% p.a. Commitment Period: 3 months Minimum Amount: […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A working father recently opened up on Reddit’s r/askSingapore forum about the emotional toll of being stuck in a demanding job that leaves him with little time for his three-year-old daughter. In his post, he shared that he’s currently the sole breadwinner in the family, and while his job offers […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: How much can someone take before they finally reach their limit? One Singaporean woman took to Reddit to share that she’s close to giving up on her marriage because her husband hasn’t been pulling his weight in their relationship for a while. Posting in the r/askSingapore subreddit, the 31-year-old woman […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A Singaporean middle manager recently shared on social media that she’s “burnt out” from the heavy workload and constant scolding she receives from her boss due to her leadership style. In a post on the r/askSingapore forum, she explained that her boss “constantly micromanages” how she runs her team. Instead […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A man took to Reddit on Thursday (May 16) to ask if he’s really saving “too little,” after his wife criticised his current savings and asked him to save more. Posting on the r/singaporefi forum, the man shared that he takes home about S$5,000 monthly after Central Provident Fund (CPF) […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News WASHINGTON: In a contentious move, U.S. President Donald Trump has approved refugee status for a group of South African Afrikaners, and as justification for the decision is what he calls a “genocide” against white farmers. According to the latest BBC report, close to 60 persons have arrived in the U.S., an […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A woman shared her heartbreak on social media, saying that even after seven years of emotionally and financially supporting her boyfriend, he ultimately became closer to his female best friend instead. Posting on the NUSWhispers Facebook page on Tuesday (May 13), she revealed that she had gone to great lengths […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: On paper, Singapore’s sustainable initiatives read like a success story. From the early City in a Garden vision to the ongoing One Million Trees movement, which has already planted over 755,000 trees, our island nation has built a brand synonymous with eco-forward innovation. However, while the PR campaign is glossy […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old new graduate has been applying for what he describes as a “countless” number of jobs. And while he’s attended many interviews, he’s had no luck so far, having been rejected at various stages of the interview process. Though he is in a good place financially, as he was […]Continue reading