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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: October 2017

Maid plummets seven storeys while cleaning windows of Condominium unit

Golden Village ups the ante with all new laser projection multiplex at Paya Lebar Singpost Centre

In an increasingly conflicted world, Canada’s newest political icon offers ‘Love and Courage’

Police track down hit-and-run culprit who leaves injured cyclist in the middle of road, along with car plate

A bird’s eye view of Bombay: Things to do, see and eat in the city that never sleeps

Teen charged in court after e-scooter crash led middle aged woman to suffer coma, mini-strokes and brain surgeries

Angry groom publicly shames bride by playing video of her cheating with another man at wedding dinner

“Ms Lim protests far too much” – Law Minister rebuts Sylvia Lim’s questions on reserved PE2017

Chiam See Tong Sports Foundation comes alongside Singapore sailor in her battle for Olympics glory

Soft, wet ‘smelly fish sandwich’ assault case goes to court in Hong Kong