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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: September 2020

Psychologist-backed documentary labels Trump ‘malignant narcissist’

Asian markets mostly up as focus turns to US jobs data

Two men argue over one of them speaking loudly at hawker centre

PSP’s Leong Mun Wai calls for immediate change to “restore the balance of interests between the Singaporeans and the foreigners in our country”

Homeless and jobless, here’s one Australian’s tale of being abandoned in Singapore

Heng Swee Keat praises ex-WP chief Low Thia Khiang for standing with the Govt in tough times

Local hirer says many Singaporeans “make it harder for us to consider employing them”

Ceiling ventilation at Shaw Cinema crashes onto seats, two moviegoers injured

DPM Heng Swee Keat pays tribute to newly retired Goh Chok Tong in Parliament

WP’s Dennis Tan accuses the PAP of “petty” and “bad politics” during GE