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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

Awareness of consumer rights in Singapore reaches record high

SMU launches S$60 million impact fund to support underprivileged students

Rail installation for Johor Bahru-Singapore rapid transit system to begin by year-end

Singapore homeownership rate declines yet remains the highest globally—SingStat

Should I resign because my boss tells me I’m underperforming?

Restaurant boss deducts S$100 from her workers’ salary for every little mistake they make

“I’m not your chauffeur to please you” — Parcel delivery man sends disrespectful messages to customer after he couldn’t contact her

Requiring workers to return to office 5 days a week could be an effort to reorganize staff—HR experts

“Since my internship, I barely got energy to study” — Intern wonders how working S’poreans can still be energetic even after work

SG worker says people in their 50s are hard to work with because they’re “full of ego, lack respect, instructive, and have mood swings”