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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 2023

Dad says “we abandoned our son” in public because he “needs to learn his lesson the hard way”

Woman tries to bribe Changi Airport officers to fly without valid visa; she ends up in jail instead

SFA fines catering company $6,000 after 92 fall ill from food poisoning

Man says he’s forced to travel to office to “do the same work and at 6pm pack up and squash into bus/train”

Maid serves her employer burnt food and says “remove burnt part and eat”

Ravi Menon: Malware scams are ‘worrying’ but ‘right approach’ needed to decide who takes responsibility for losses

CPF Board issues warning about scam email requiring wage information from employers

Woman says she only had 3 friends, and as she ages, she feels more lonely because now her friends prefer to go out with their partners

Police warn against parcel delivery scams; 25 victims lost S$38K

Woman says her group of friends became toxic, even condoned cheating behaviours