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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: July 2018

Why doesn’t Temasek disclose management costs and annual salary paid to CEO like other sovereign wealth funds?

Police arrest man who allegedly threatened Trump supporter in New York with death

Local opposition parties come together to hear how Pakatan Harapan achieved historic win at the polls across the Causeway

New property curbs challenged by leading developers

Democrat bigwigs like Obama abandon candidates in lead up to crucial American midterm elections

Local company not only led 21-year-old worker to suffer severe burns in tank explosion but also fired his friends who tried to tell the truth

Meme about fear of rising costs goes viral as electricity tariffs climb by whopping 16.8 per cent

Aunty “caught” eating ice cream on board public bus angrily challenges commuter to “go complain”

Heartless boss tries to fire employee who needed time off to be with dying son on life support

Stand-up comedian claims Nasi Lemak is ‘Malaysian’ in expletive-ridden defense