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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...

Khalis Rifhan

Primary school student recognised Workers’ Party logo during Nathaniel’s house visit

Resident shared concerns with SDP; lack of grocery shops and free parking on Sundays

K Shanmugam tabled Penal Code (Amendment) Bill to repeal Section 377A

Singapore’s young silat exponents surpassed expectations at the 6th Asian Pencak Silat Championship

Red Dot United’s Forum Explores Tharman’s ‘Moving Escalator’ and Social Mobility in Singapore”

Elderly resident shares concerns with Nicole Seah & Kenneth Foo about the rising cost of healthcare, unaffordable to low-income individuals

Former minister for foreign affairs George Yeo discussed 377A, saying ‘government believes marriage is sacred between man & woman’

POFMA correction orders issued to TOC, ex-GIC economist Yeoh Lam Keong and People’s Power Party Goh Meng Seng

Marigold Singapore Squash 2022 to feature top-ranking players including world No. 1 Paul Coll

Singtel subsidiary Dialog hacked, data leaked on dark web; Optus under investigation