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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: July 2023

HDB: Public housing resale prices continue to climb in 13th consecutive quarter since 2020

GrabFood rider, upset over delivery that was ‘too far’, allegedly threw his order onto shoe rack ‘out of spite’

SM Tharman to run for president, DPM Lawrence Wong to be appointed chairman of MAS and committee in GIC

Pritam Singh Questions Ministers’ Integrity Over Ridout Road Leases

Prohibitive $130 cost to play street soccer at CCK futsal pitch sparks outrage despite MP’s attempt at compromise

Four Singaporeans among 2,700 human trafficking victims rescued by Philippines police

‘Hey sis, have you tried living in Yishun? It’s great’ Commenters tease expat who loves living in Sentosa

Singapore’s football under scrutiny as MPs pursue review findings of team’s performance at SEA Games

Sylvia Lim: Almost every child dreams of being a cop!

Family brings KFC to Japanese restaurant because their ‘kids don’t eat raw food,’ even asks waitress to throw box away