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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: July 2023

HDB: 13,000 BTO flats to be offered in 2nd half of 2023

Ya Hui tries the famous Korean AI-generated filter for her photos; she says people like artificial things nowadays

How To Maximise Credit Card Rewards to Combat Rising Inflation in Singapore

Maid has to sleep near the washing machine and bin area; shares photo of her handbag hanging on rubbish chute

WP MPs attend US Independence Day event in ‘Rollercoaster Casual’

MasterChef Singapore is back with Season 4: Top 18 contestants to face off in team battles

Transfer maid asks why her employer did the transfer paperwork herself when the agency could help to find a new employer without salary deductions

“Even trees are uprooting from Singapore” — Singaporeans mourn the loss of fallen tree at Kampong Bugis, another in Tiong Bahru

Tampines North residents to vote on courtyard repainting design inspired by board game

“Poor social habits have caused Singapore to regress to a developing country” — Singaporeans call out passenger who propped feet up on bus