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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: Cherian George

NUS abruptly replaces Cherian George and Donald Low as webinar speakers

“What is holding back the PAP is within its own mind” say Cherian George and Donald Low in a new book

PAP needs to muster moral courage to push for change, say Cherian George & Donald Low

Cherian George, Donald Low on why GE 2020 could be a loss for Singapore, regardless of final tallies

Businessman, touted as a potential polls candidate, criticises Cherian George’s views on Pofma

After accusations in Global Times Singapore Facebook post, Cherian George calls for an all-party code of conduct

War of words: Professor Cherian George calls Critical Spectator a troll whom he ‘couldn’t resist feeding’

Cherian George: POFMA will deepen culture of self-censorship

Cherian George on the workings of the media: This is exactly what Lee Kuan Yew designed the press system to do

Striking a balance between fake news and freedom of expression – possible?