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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

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Sunway Property and Majestic Gen break ground on RM4 billion Johor project near CIQ and RTS link

MALAYSIA: Sunway Property and Majestic Gen officially broke ground...

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...

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...

Jewel Stolarchuk

Anti-nuke group offers to share costs of Kim Jong Un’s stay at Fullerton Hotel with Singapore

Elderly thief steals thousands of dollars from Paya Lebar temple donation boxes using belt coated with double-sided tape

Video of Malaysian immigration officer assaulting foreigner at Johor Bahru goes viral

Kim Jong Un reportedly demands to stay in Fullerton hotel during upcoming summit; Singapore might foot the bill if the US doesn’t

Cracks suddenly appear on Lornie Road, triggering massive traffic jam

Malaysian busted trying to smuggle live bird into Singapore hidden inside potato chips tube

MOH rejects Singaporean’s appeal to use medisave to pay for wife’s emergency operation at MOH-approved Malaysian hospital

Netizens think Mahathir has “no right to interfere with Singapore’s politics”

Ex-policewoman dies after being bitten by pet hamster

What was the political compact between UMNO, PAP, and the people?