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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: October 2021

Taxi U-turns across 3 lanes at Holland Rd, T-boned by another vehicle, two sent to hospital

Xiaxue contacted Ryan Tan for an interview but no response yet

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi testifies for first time in junta court

Hong Kong to further tighten Covid travel restrictions

Singapore to ease travel curbs for Australia, Switzerland

Leaked videos reveal the identity of NOC talent ‘A’

Man jokes that Deepavali celebrations should be held on a bus to avoid safe-distancing ambassadors, Ho Ching calls the whole thing “irresponsible”

Humping Trans Cab video goes viral

Lee Suet Fern makes bow ties for one of her sons, and adds “The husband then did not want to be left out, but he needed pre-tied ones”

Maids returning from Indonesia, other Category III countries, can serve SHN at employer’s home