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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: July 2021

Jaejoong to make drama comeback in Eraser of Bad Memories

House renovations caused conflict for Song Joong Ki and his Itaewon neighbours

Chinese actress Tang Wei allows her 4-year-old daughter, Summer to cut her own hair

Captur’ing your attention for some fun and excitement with Renault’s latest road drive

Netizens have a lot of questions about why Sinovac after the announcement that recipients have fewer benefits

Son Ye Jin makes a comeback with new JTBC drama ‘Thirty Nine’

Badge lady meets her match as Ang Moh seen without a mask also shows up to court not wearing one

Friends and fans remember the late Wong Ka Kui, Beyond member’s 28th death anniversary, with one saying that he will live on forever!

Netizen wakes up to the smell of burning joss paper, notes lack of social distancing among those who took part

MRT-goers beware, Beow Tan is now out on bail!