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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: November 2018

Woman suffers from eye stroke after binge-watching Chinese drama for 7 days straight

Malaysians try to foil SG’s attempt for hawker culture to be on UNESCO list; Singaporeans fight back

An introduction to startup funding

Singapore and China emerge with upgraded free-trade agreement after 3 years of negotiations

Deepavali fireworks at Yishun for the second year in a row

Terrified children cry as they are forced to batter each other in “fight club” style brawl by cheering nursery teachers

Bright future ahead for the man who put LED lights on 22 cars to propose to his Girlfriend

10-year-old girl left sobbing in court as she faces murder charge for dropping baby and stomping on his head

NUH issues apology after video of pregnant mother ignored and made to wait outside emergency department goes viral

The Purple Puddle: Republicans keep Senate while Democrats flip House of Representatives in US midterms