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Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

TikToker draws mixed reactions after questioning Singapore’s ‘cleanest city in the world’ tag

SINGAPORE: A TikToker has drawn mixed reactions online after...

Business

‘I’m just a burden,’ 35 year-old Singaporean mum feels defeated after months of job rejections following redundancy

SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old Singaporean mum of two felt completely...

New DBS CEO says businesses should ‘look at new opportunities where they can grow’ amid trade tensions

SINGAPORE: DBS Bank’s new CEO Tan Su Shan said...

4 Singapore tour bus operators suspended from entering Malaysia for unauthorised express services and selling tickets online

SINGAPORE: Four tour bus companies based in Singapore had...

What fresh grads can do in the face of fewer vacancies, tougher job market

SINGAPORE: Amid the current tough job market, recent graduates...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Monthly Archives: September 2017

“EXTREMELY disturbing” halloween mannequin removed after parents link it to teen suicide

Mealworms found wriggling in unopened cereal box; customer who brings box back to store is told this is “normal”

Chinese man publicly shamed for allegedly spitting on hijab-wearing woman in MRT

Drug trafficker granted certificate of substantive assistance but still sentenced to death

Muslim man caught for wearing shorts in public area

Distraught father prepares grave for critically ill daughter by lying in with her every day

Unknown subject fires rocket sparkler towards Kebun Baru Food Centre; witnesses escape unscathed

MFA Ambassador-at-Large mocks Amos Yee once again: Nobody outside Singapore cares about “obscure” Yee

Jolene Tan calls out Straits Times for misrepresenting her views

Black Uber driver bullied online is Singapore PR who has been here for 15 years: Uber clarifies