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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: August 2021

PM Lee’s National Day Rally speech: Covid, tudung, race issues

NDR 2021: PM Lee, “We must not give impression that Singapore is becoming xenophobic, hostile to foreigners”

How Much Does It Really Cost To Learn A New Sport In Singapore?

Son Ye Jin, Jun Ji Hyun and Song Hye Kyo and more returns with new TV projects

Funny but clever wet floor sign spotted at Takashimaya by netizen

KF Seetoh asks if the government has forgotten to relax Covid-19 regulations for the ‘little people’

Lim Tean expresses outrage at closure of Yale-NUS

Rubbish thrown out of window by resident in HDB, caught on camera

Will Singapore stop relying on cheap foreign labour, question raised by netizens

Girlfriend asks if she should be worried about her boyf’s close female friend who he used to have feelings for and takes on S$300 ‘catch-up sessions’