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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: November 2021

Stories you might’ve missed, Nov 2

‘Unprecedented storm’ may lead to electricity price hike in 2022: Tan See Leng

Raeesah Khan Says Sorry for Controversy, Sparks Online Debate, While Joe Teo Stays Silent on Dorm Fiasco – Read the Full Story Here

Preetipls points out how her brother was charged in court on the week of Deepavali as her mother was “about to bake pineapple tarts”

Pritam Singh: Raeesah Khan “wanted to set the record straight in Parliament. This was the correct thing to do.”

Ho Ching: Pandemic goal posts moved by the virus… we are where we are

Woman does dirty dancing in front of elderly woman for TikTok video challenge, sparks online backlash

PM Lee says SG making progress on COVID front, but netizens express frustration

Over 18,000 signatures on petition to save mentally impaired man from death sentence

Leong Mun Wai asks MOM who’s responsible for lapses at Westlite migrant workers’ dorm