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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: November 2022

Nicole Seah & Nathaniel Koh’s young kids join WP Youth Wing beach clean-up at East Coast park

Loh Kean Yew nominated for Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2022 Male Player Of The Year

SDP’s Bryan Lim talks on prospect of going up against Marsiling Yew Tee GRC Deputy PM Lawrence Wong

NMP Raj Joshua Thomas: Meeting Up with Protect Singapore Youth Leaders for their views on repeal of section 377A

FREE iPhone 14 and S$1 million worth of vouchers from S’pore Sunshine Bakery celebrating 92 years anniversary

Honda driver tampers with CCTV camera and removes carpark gantry arm to avoid parking fees at Parklane Mall

Punggol HDB resident says her neighbour pours urine out the window, makes mechanical & knocking noises, depriving her family of sleep

Foreign workers ‘rewarded’ with cheaper tickets

‘Does this look familiar?’ — Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu reenacted iconic photographs

I choose you, Weedle! Huge worm with horn spotted in Johor Bahru looks like real-life Pokémon