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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: March 2025

$5K to $11K/month to be a nun? — Job listing for Buddhist role surprises Singaporeans

Chinese actress Dilraba Dilmurat’s passport discovered by a stranger at a Tokyo café

After a cancer scare, Taiwanese celebrity Vivian Hsu wishes for more time on her 50th birthday

Genting to pay US$10.5M fine to Nevada Gaming Commission to settle Resorts World Las Vegas complaint

Hawker tries to keep her business ‘afloat’ amid Kanowit flood

CCTV catches man sneaking Labubu figurines into pants—Netizens react

Malaysia gets ranked 7th best country for retirement in 2025

Chocolate Finance withdrawal updates: All requests between March 10 and 18 successfully processed and paid out

Microsoft to launch 3 new data centres in Malaysia by mid-year as part of US$2.2B investment

Malaysia and Indonesia betting on carbon capture as a climate strategy