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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: Budget 2020

Jail for taxi driver who stole Budget grocery vouchers for pregnant wife

Woman used improvised device to steal Budget 2020 grocery vouchers

Man who stole S$600 worth of Budget 2020 grocery vouchers and burnt some as offering to late wife sent to jail

PSP proposes additional S$11 billion boost for Covid-19 stimulus package

Landmark supplementary budget package to help businesses severely impacted by Covid 19

Covid-19: Khaw Boon Wan announces support package for taxi and private car hires

Heng Swee Keat meets Workers’ Party MPs during break in Parliament debates

SDP’s 2020 Budget alternatives, proposes plan to ‘take Singapore forward’

“This one never says anything new” – netizens not impressed by Tin Pei Ling’s comments on budget statement

Lim Tean’s photo of empty restaurant points to larger issue during Covid-19