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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

Stories you might’ve missed, Sept 2

Loh Kean Yew: It’s time for me to take a break; fans cheer him on and say ‘Come back stronger!’

Foodpanda Live Chat Singapore: Customer Waits 6 Hours, Engages 15 Representatives, No Delivery in Sight

Korean movies that sold more than 10 million tickets at the box-office

Man discovers angbao full of S$50 & S$100 notes at Choa Chu Kang carpark; netizens say he’s the chosen one… for a ghost marriage

J.K Rowling’s latest book about a transphobe who faces online wrath, criticized for ‘taking a clear aim at social justice warriors’

Tampines Bakery Scandal: Prima Deli Tampines Faced with Cheese on Cake Allegation from Disappointed Customer

MCA to probe into 138-year-old gravesite demolition; urging authorities to preserve Penang heritage

HDB flats originally bought for $500,000 are now being sold twice the price

Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg gets married to Tom Bernthal; brother of actor Jon Bernthal