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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: November 2018

7 Best Staycation Destinations In Singapore

Boracay Island of the Philippines Welcomes Back Tourists After 6 Months of Rehabilitation

How Tim Wekezer turned a pain point into an opportunity with Waitrr

13-year-old brutally beheaded with sickle for refusing to have sex with neighbour in Tamil Nadu

Indonesian maid put to death for killing employer who tried to rape her

Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro gives the iPhone XS Max and Galaxy S9+ serious competition

Lim Tean says Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Chok Tong, Lee Hsien Loong and Mah Bow Tan are responsible for HDB flat depreciation

Mother of late NSF Dave Lee: I demand severe punishment to those involved, not for Dave who is gone forever, but for the nation

Cherian George on the workings of the media: This is exactly what Lee Kuan Yew designed the press system to do

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