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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: June 2021

Girl questions guy’s character after realizing he is a speed demon who drives at 140 – 160km/h while only holding the steering wheel with one hand

Shocked netizen films man who aggressively yells at her in MRT

At last, a PAP leader expressed empathy for the lived experience of minorities: Cherian George

11 people get into a fight while picking durians in Mandai, arrested by police for wilful trespassing

Yishun HDB fire spans 3 floors, sees 100 evacuated and 10 taken to hospital

Chee Soon Juan: Long-term F&B dream also “a gruelling endeavour” due to high rent on gov’t properties

Prominent SG lawyers, including Temasek counsel, victimised by a trader who built his fortune on lies

Netizen concerned about how tray-clearing initiative could attract birds to flock at return stations and pose serious hygiene issues

Letter to the Editor: Is there a need for majority-minority categorisation in our society?

Jamus Lim Reviews New Cleaning Contractor at Anchorvale, Seeks Residents’ Feedback