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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

Temporary salary cut may have been better solution than resorting to retrenchments: former presidential candidate suggests to SPH

“Khaw Boon Wan must step down” – SDP accuses Transport Minister of blaming others for rail issues

There’s a hashtag that’s making waves and leading to much-needed introspection

The Extraordinary Powers of MO1, or Najib Razak, a bane for Malaysia!

President Halimah hosts first Istana open house; wants to see Istana “become more accessible to ordinary Singaporeans”

26-year-old biker may face up to 6 months jail for performing smoky ring stunt around groom at wedding

All Singapore Stuff wants to employ retrenched SPH journalists

No Rohingya woman safe as rapists run rampant – experts

As Singapore slumps to lowest ever FIFA world rankings Stange lashes out at Sundram for ‘disastrous’ results

Scammed Sim Lim customer finds 2TB Toshiba hard disk drive is just a thumb drive with weights