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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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: December 2022

SDP’s Bryan Lim finds AFF Cup tickets ‘sold-out’ settles for pre-tournament friendly match instead

Netball Nations Cup: Singapore lose to Fiji & Botswana after opening day win against Ireland

Tough draw for Loh Kean Yew despite avoiding world No. 1 Axelsen in World Tour Finals group stage

SG customer buys second-hand BMW, but dealer disappears before defects are fixed

Leader of the “Oppa-sition” —Pritam Singh Transforms into Anime “Big Brother” in Viral TikTok Video

Durian prices in Singapore plunge as low as S$10/kg for Musang King after Malaysia’s bumper crop

While some show support, others say ‘step down’ after MP Christopher de Souza found guilty of professional misconduct

Big holes in pockets for World Cup Qatar fans

Netizen asks about chope-ing etiquette at hawker centres: Are we entitled to use tissue pack to chope tables?

Hawker charges $3.50 for white rice with bean sprouts, netizen calls it daylight robbery