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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

Today’s top tech news, November 5: Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law may hurt its digital growth

Singaporeans slam Khaw Boon Wan after train fault along CCL

Though Han Hui Hui’s speech at human rights summit in Paris received warm applause, netizens have mixed reactions

Vietnam finally released the anticipated cybersecurity draft decree

Hawker’s daughter and Makansutra founder tell authorities to stop treating hawkers as though they are unintelligent

ESM Goh presents biography to President Halimah; says PM Lee will launch the book

Rihanna and Pharrell ban Trump from playing their music at his rallies

Sick married couple filmed themselves raping eight-month-old baby among other young children and uploaded videos to Facebook

“Please save our country” – Hundreds of Singaporeans urge Lee Hsien Yang and Tan Cheng Bock to join forces

Maggot-infested four-month-old baby found dead after being left in same diaper for two weeks