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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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: February 2025

Indonesia’s ‘buy now, pay later’ boom sparks debt crisis; regulators step in to protect young borrowers

Woman stages fake wedding to scam her relatives out of $1.6 million; she also lies about her “rich” husband’s fortune

Chinese hotpot restaurant splashes $74K Spring Festival profit on staff, sparking praise online

Job security: A possible election issue

M’sia’s Health Minister: Penang’s obesity and chronic disease rates higher than national average

Selangor to launch AI centres and expand National Information Dissemination Centre network to strengthen digital leadership

S’poreans say they’d support the enforcement of imposing fines on those who talk loudly or blast their phones while on public transport

Legendary Yishun cobbler Taro-san falls ill, his daughter says

Malaysian social media influencers apologise over faking “missing” woman rescue mission in Indonesia jungle

Police: $163,000 lost in Pokémon trading card scams since January 2025