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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

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...

‘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...

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

Chan Chun Sing: Public servants, stay humble and “walk the journey with us”

Maruah President Leong Sze Hian questions misclassification of PMETs as well as labor policies

Mano Sabnani disagrees with Kishore Mahbubani, says that there are blind spots with regards to personal freedoms of Chinese people

Orchard Road after dark: the seedy side of Singapore’s exclusive shopping district

Ohio man arrested for attempting to assist a foreign terrorist organization with homeland attack plot

UPDATED: NAJIB ARRESTED ON 1MDB CHARGES

Trump honors Capital Gazette victims by ordering flags to be flown at half-staff

Trump has strengthened U.S. economy with his tax cuts

“What kind of historian are you?” – Thum Pingtjin draws flak for doubting whether LKY really received standing ovation in 1985 US Congress

Video of stepfather caning and kicking young stepson in Bukit Batok flat for staying out late goes viral