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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: June 2021

MAMAMOO goes down memory lane with covers of Super Junior, Wonder Girls, T-ara, and Brown Eyed Girls

Song Kang and Han So Hee can’t contain laughter behind the scenes of ‘Nevertheless’

Dee Hsu wants women to ignore questions regarding marriage and age

20-year-old man dies after PMD catches fire in Woodlands lift, neighbour hears sound of ‘popping tiles’

After Redditor starts Google Map to help disadvantaged hawkers, netizens jump in to add 190+ more

Netizen paid SGD930 for an injection after seeing fake ad featuring Ada Choi

Those previously rejected or allergic to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be reimbursed if they opt for Sinovac

Zhang Ziyi accused of unfriending former magazine editor

Netizens Applaud Jamus Lim as ‘Model MP’ and Praise Workers’ Party

Vivian Balakrishnan calls Phua Chu Kang rap on vaccinations ‘corny but effective’