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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

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...

‘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...

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

“Shanmugam and Vivian have done nothing wrong” — PM Lee

‘Aunty driver’ hits another car twice “with vengeance” while opening her car door, but denies it, and then drives away

Leong Mun Wai censured for telling Deputy Speaker to “please don’t end the debate”

‘Irony’ of wrapping a single apple in plastic and labelling it ‘less waste’ — Netizen

Upcoming forum set to discuss how hate sites and internet brigades undermine free speech in Singapore

59% family offices in Asia now located in Singapore

‘Would you get married just to own BTO and then split ways after “earning through the house”?’ — Netizen

‘I’m losing hope’ — Jobless Singaporean says after being retrenched in April and still hasn’t found employment

Maid who came here 11 years ago met a kind employer who allowed her to upskill and now becomes a Healthcare Assistant

Questions on SLA’s policies remain despite Edwin Tong’s ministerial statement