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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: October 2024

Singapore allocates S$120 million for AI research in Smart Nation 2.0 plan

Accidents at LTA construction sites have claimed 4 lives so far this year, 1 more than the whole of 2023

Singapore schools to introduce “AI for Fun” courses as part of Smart Nation 2.0 plan

“They asked us to pack up and leave” — Dyson employees left in shock by unexpected layoffs

Average Singapore hotel room rate dips to $282.26 but luxury hotel room rates rise

PUB to triple capacity of Tuas NEWater Factory to 75 million gallons daily

HDB to release 8,500 flats in largest BTO exercise of 2024

Punggol’s “neighbour from hell” has now moved to Bukit Merah but continues to horrify her neighbouring residents away

Drop in gas and electricity prices from October to December

“Bro, can borrow $300 ah?” — Man disappointed with his old “friends” asking for money after years of silence, knowing he’s starting a business