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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: cardboard collectors

OPINION | How do we ensure elderly Singaporeans don’t need to collect cardboard boxes in their twilight years?

Children spotted assisting old lady pushing cardboard trolley

If MSF is really helping, where do photos of homeless, cardboard collectors come from? Netizens to Sun Xueling

Grace Fu calls for ‘tolerance, compassion,’ for elderly woman after Jurong residents complain about cardboard boxes

Netizens say old lady pushing cardboard “is as good as dead”

‘A Mile in Their Shoes – Leaders of Singapore’ canceled after police requires permit 2 days before schedule

Progress Singapore Party joins fundraiser aiming to help elderly cardboard collectors

High praise for PAP MP Lily Neo who helped relocate elderly cardboard collectors

Elderly cardboard collectors struggle to walk up to 30 minutes after their Chinatown collection point shuts down

Inspiring NTU student starts project to raise awareness about and funds for elderly cardboard collectors