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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...

‘Customer is not always right’: Bukit Timah bakery denies bullying 86-year-old customer

SINGAPORE: The 'Dough' bakery at the interim Bukit Timah...

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: February 2022

Prisc reveals her 5 secret keys to a successful FB Live Business

Violent brawl sparked off in shop by ‘staring incident’ between strangers

ICYMI: Buy fish if you can’t afford chicken, President Halimah once said: Netizens point to pomfret’s pre-CNY price of $100 per kilo

Pasir Ris and Punggol residents worried after seeing huge fireball from explosion in Johor petrochemical plant

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Sumatra and Singapore gets the shakes

Stories you might’ve missed, Feb 25

Netizen celebrates pigeon that laid an egg in his garden on the first day of lunar new year

Teacher calls out P5 boy for ‘spamming 69’ in the chat box of an online class

Woman ‘feels bad for wasting boyfriend’s time on dates, especially when his mind would often be elsewhere’ — asks for advice

ICYMI: Coffee shops announce price increases without waiting for GST hike