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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: May 2019

Wealthy Singapore doctor involved in S$52 million divorce case, hides assets, accuses judge of sexual misconduct and disowns daughter

108-year-old Hock Lam Beef Kway Teow close their last outlet largely due to govt policy on foreign workers

MARUAH founder questions why Parliament is divided on decriminalising attempted suicide

Transport Minister reveals that a hefty 33.4% of taxi drivers are seniors between the ages of 60-74

Couple plead guilty to cheating people of over S$1.6million in renovation scam

Sylvia Lim grills PAP MP who suggested alternate way to tackle new crime trends without Parliament’s involvement

Having raised US$80M in total funding, GoBear aims to foster new partnerships

Australian PM egged on campaign trail

Starbucks in Westeros? Coffee cup cameos in ‘GoT’ set blunder

Malaysia’s ECRL to cost RM81 billion, boost economic growth by 2.7%