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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: March 2021

Janhvi Kapoor misses her light brown hair, asks fans if its ‘time to go back’

SDP says they “want to know the residents better”

Lim Tean rejects term ‘foreign talent’, urges public to say ‘foreigners working in Singapore’ instead

Shim Eun Woo admits she bullied ex-schoolmate

Holi 2021: Priyanka Chopra’s celebration with Nick Jonas, in-laws was all about flowers, colours and giant pichkaris

Hawker injured in road accident ends up in ICU with $100K medical bill; family tries to crowdfund

Jamus Lim: Small business owners concerned that large Government-linked firms crowd them out

M’sia pays S’pore S$102.8 million for the terminated KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail project

5 teens arrested for Bedok fight involving over 10 people

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas celebrate Holi in London