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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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: October 2017

MCCY Minister joins netizens in praising good samaritan who returned $1190 found at POSB ATM to owner

Malaysian cop removed after a picture of him with a scantly clad girl goes viral

Muslim only launderette issue takes another turn

More allegations of sexism emerge as Mediacorp takes disciplinary action against cameraman who made indecent remarks

Mother of four-year-old killed in car crash – “I was about to leave the house to look for her when the hospital called”

China Railway Tunnel Group awarded contract to build Prince Edward Station with the lowest bid at S$310.8 million

Singapore’s Temples Provide Safe Harbour for Two European Children

Artist collective calls M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018 out for compromising programming through self-censorship

The true story of the ‘Bombshell Bandit’ is completely out of the ordinary

Fans boo Chinese national anthem during Hong Kong-Malaysia soccer match