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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...

Mary Alavanza

Singapore stocks rose as trading began on Thursday—STI increased by 0.4%

World’s third-largest automaker no more? Nissan to suspend merger talks with Honda, Nikkei reports

Alphabet misses revenue expectations as cloud business slows

Singapore’s tourism spending to hit record high in 2024, with more growth in 2025

Forest City special financial zone just keeps on attracting global investors with new incentives

Gold prices surge to record high, with tariff war as ‘main driver’, analyst says

Singapore stocks open higher on Wednesday — STI up 0.2%

Start the Year of the Snake with good fortune—Win over S$6K in cash with Wise

Johor trade chairman Lee Ting Han says Trump tariffs could be an ‘advantage’ for JS-SEZ but ‘it is still too early to tell’

Cathay Cineplex receives letters of demand for unpaid rent and other costs totalling S$2.7M