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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

Worker calls out his supervisor for excessive micromanagement; even lunch and toilet breaks are monitored

Norway suspends coach and another over cheating at the World Ski Championships

Legendary saxophonist Kenny G will perform a one-night gig at Esplanade Concert Hall in July

Malaysia’s unemployment rate drops in January 2025

Flying cars may hit the sky next year as XPeng plans mass production of its AI-integrated ‘Land Aircraft Carrier’

‘Much of the EBRC’s decision-making remains unexplained’ — PSP questions the rationale behind new boundary changes

SDP decries erasure of Bukit Batok SMC and Yuhua SMC, calls for more transparency from EBRC

Singapore ranked first across SEA for funding for women-led tech startups despite massive 72% decline

Ex-politician calls it “surreal” to be reclassified as voter in new GRC after boundary changes

WP acknowledges “significant” boundary changes in the wards it has been active in