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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: February 2022

Colourful Pokémon-like bird existed in S’pore 150 years ago, migrated to M’sia due to habitat loss

Manchester United fan Pritam Singh touches ‘This is Anfield’ sign

Maid brags how ‘easy’ it was to rob someone in Singapore after assaulting 61-year-old employer

Iris Koh’s husband offers dubious $200 cryptocurrency course to help people ‘keep their money safe from government control’

Netizens go to the rescue after spotting cat in canal

KF Seetoh down with Covid, but SG hawkers are in New York to check on progress of food hall

Netizens call out Certis Cisco officer who beats red light, makes illegal turn from wrong lane

Surge in daily cases prompts MOH to put off start of simplified Covid-19 measures

ICYMI: ‘Being married to him has no value…’ — wife complains her husband no longer gives her Ang Pao

TikTok video of worms in Cadbury’s Dairy Milk chocolate goes viral