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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

‘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...

What fresh grads can do in the face of fewer vacancies, tougher job market

SINGAPORE: Amid the current tough job market, recent graduates...

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: February 2019

Local business owner consults lawyers after SingPost took 4 months to deliver Govt letter to him and jeopardised his business

Edge Media Group chairman gives S$2.7 million gift to 1MDB whistleblower Xavier Justo

After Aloysius Pang’s death, SAF establishes Inspector-General’s Office to ensure training safety

8 productivity hacks to streamline your work-life

Doctor who pronounced migrant construction fit for duty one day after surgery appeals conviction

IPPT resumes on Feb. 7, 2019, no penalty for those who missed it, safety is top priority

Johor princess debunks ‘malicious and untrue’ rumors about her marriage

Woman says to Go-Jek driver: Unlock the car now! You’re taking hostage of me! Was only taking alternative route

Human Rights NGO criticises MOH for the lack of transparency in how it handled “reprehensible” HIV data leak

Airline sales in Singapore skyrocket as CNY approaches; China’s tourism industry surges