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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...

Yearly Archives: 2021

Singer Sir Rod Stewart and son plead guilty to simple battery over hotel ‘punch’

If it Sounds too Good to be True…….

Stories you might’ve missed, Dec 19

Tan See Leng: MOM to improve migrant worker housing standards as part of multi-year road map for more resilient workforce

Who do you believe – Pritam Singh or Raeesah Khan? Answer is not difficult

Sex worker offers her service for free & bribes ICA officer, hoping to get Special Pass to legally stay in S’pore

HDB: Singles over 35 years old can now rent a flat alone, will be assigned flatmates by operator

Morning Digest, Dec 19

Go Green! Join the islandwide campaign, score S$500 worth of credit (EZ-link card) — Mediacorp

æspa makes suicide joke: “I’m going to commit suicide if my phone drops,” Netizens find it inappropriate, insensitive & disappointing