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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...

Tag: Bali

Power fully restored in Bali after subsea cable glitch caused blackout

Tight-fisted tourists frustrate Bali businesses, hogging tables for hours

Bali targets 17 million tourists in 2025: Can the island’s beauty survive the chaos of over-tourism?

Bali ATV company allegedly mocked Singapore family after they got injured during ride

DJ Jade Rasif visits Bali on helicopter, but netizen says helicopters cause tons of noise pollution

Ayden Sng goes through purification ceremony in Bali, netizen says “I thought u becoming a monk”

Jade Seah tries ice bath in Bali, says it made her feel alive

Netizen says their only goal for 2023 is to meet DJ Jade Rasif

Singapore couple robbed during honeymoon in Bali villa; demonstrates how ‘ladyboy’ stole their Apple Watch, toiletries, and Bluetooth speaker

‘So proud to be colonizer, is it?’ — Singaporean TikToker encounters racist Caucasian woman in Bali