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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: January 2022

Stories you might’ve missed, Jan 4

6-month-old baby dies under babysitter’s care, police classify case as unnatural death

Ong Ye Kung: OMICRON wave imminent, we need to be prepared for it

Hunchbacked elderly man seen clearing plates despite tray-return rule already being implemented

Netizens advise woman how to chase after her $90K she lent to a man she met on dating app

KF Seetoh on SG hawker in New York City: “one famous hawker backed out at the last minute” but team looks for a replacement

3 men arrested after New Year’s Day brawl, fight video gone viral on FB

Customer receives fried chicken 3 hours late & looks partly eaten on New Year’s Eve

Pritam Singh highlights cost of living as ‘major pressure point’ for many households in 2022

Twilight’s Robert Pattinson spotted wearing Bedok Kings Rugby Football Club t-shirt at LA