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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

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...

‘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...

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: October 2021

Pritam Singh asks the unvaccinated not to form views ‘based on unverified posts from WhatsApp University’

One-of-a-kind funicular lift in Pasir Panjang condo — Hong Kong tram-like super unique ride experience

Skeletal remains of 1 sibling as 3 kids abandoned and malnourished in apartment for months after their mother abandoned them

Alfian Sa’at: Xiaxue-Sylvia interview as appealing as “two women paint each other’s nails with diarrhoea”

NOC’s Ryan Tan speaks out against Sylvia Chan, says that “many lies were peddled during the interview”

Getai artist Wang Lei gets backlash for spot at Singapore Writers Festival, but fans cheer him on

Razer launches regional HQ in S’pore, plans to expand staff to 1,000 by 2023

Power of Good: After Westlite Dorm incident, 3 women rally hundreds of Singaporeans, donate $10,000 worth of supplies to migrant workers

9 years’ jail for man found with 2.4 kg marijuana, claims it was for back pain

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