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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

Amos Yee is deserving of asylum, US Board of Immigration Appeal rules

Patient suffers permanent disability after doctor fails to refer her to a specialist in time

Various religious leaders bless Downtown Line 3 as frustrations against SMRT mount

Organisers of Lim vs Subramanian fight were “reckless and irresponsible” – Asia’s most powerful MMA fighter condemns AFC

Malaysia: 25 sticks illegal cigs pack on sale while authorities still unsure on ban

Indian national cheating his own countrymen in Singapore job scam racket faces the music after 11-year investigation

Woman spots snake in office toilet making a second appearance this week alone

In a xenophobic rant against black 60-year-old Uber driver, ex-NSP chief faults government policies

North Korea shot US plane in 1969 sparking possible nuke attack from US

North Korea says Trump has declared war and will shoot down US fighter jets