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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: September 2022

Morning Digest, Sept 30

The dark side of 90s kids show Barney the Dinosaur to be revealed in documentary

Stories you might’ve missed, Sept 29

‘They’ve got the food, the goods, and now—they’ve got me’ — Loh Kean Yew is Grab Singapore’s first brand ambassador

Netizens call out SportSG for suspending support to Teong Tzen Wei, Joseph Schooling & Amanda Lim in wake of drug-related offences

Boy slams into passing van at zebra crossing; driver criticised as ‘heartless’ for checking the van for damages instead of the boy

Man falls on Serangoon road in front of oncoming vehicle, asks S$100 from driver

Singapore Airlines passenger makes bomb threat and assaults flight crew; fighter jets escort SIA plane to Changi Airport

Woman asks if she should stay with her cheating ex who she loves, or with another guy who loves her but she has no feelings for

Pasir Ris staycation chalet costs guest S$300+/night even with cracked walls, chipped paint, stains, and greenish mould