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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: November 2017

Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Fined for Offensive Chants During SEA Games

The mystery: Are activists and artists being locked out of academia?

MUZ Council of Islamic Scholars calls Singapore’s ban of “balanced and moderate” Mufti Menk “misguided”

Did SMRT audit maintenance works? Outraged Singaporeans question how falsified paperwork was not detected for almost a year

Teens try to steal coins from vending machine using screwdriver; hurl vulgarities when caught

Man troubled by father’s death dashes onto road; 6 officers pin him down and arrest him for attempted suicide

Video of MRT commuter’s live crayfishes escaping from plastic bag goes viral

Injured woman whips out knife and chases pedestrians who try to help her at Jurong

Chinese national working in Singapore commits suicide after being fired from job and allegedly cheated by middleman

AFC comes down hard on racial slurs: Malaysia fined US$30,000