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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: December 2024

Is it true? — My dad claims that the moment a child starts working, they need to pay 20% of their salary to the household

Celebrities pay moving tributes to the victims of the Muan aviation disaster

“Do you stay loyal to abusive parents just to please strangers?” — The growing debate over young adults cutting ties with parents

“Squid Game” Season 2 review: More brutal, aggressive, and bizarre than the original

Singapore stocks saw little change on Monday morning—STI edged up 0.03%

Foreign man in SG earning S$10K/month asks for help from S’poreans after he lost all his savings and fell into S$100K debt due to leverage trading

“My salary never crossed S$3.2K despite 5 years working experience” — SG worker wonders if he will ever earn S$4K and beyond

“I broke down after they left” — Woman heartbroken after her family & friends criticized her BTO reno during housewarming party

Recruitment agency sued me S$2,000 for not attending their job interview

SG woman attending a job interview asks, “How do I explain the 5-year gap in my resume due to mental health issues?”