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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: child abuse

9 months jail for childcare teacher who slapped one-year-old baby girl

40-year-old woman charged with hitting an infant multiple times on the face in infant care centre

Govt makes CCTV camera installation mandatory at all preschools following Kinderland child ill-treatment case

Another parent claims Kinderland teacher ill-treated her child

Kinderland’s latest move to protect preschoolers draws even more criticism from parents

Another Kinderland preschool teacher arrested for allegedly causing physical hurt to a boy at Choa Chu Kang childcare centre

Louis Chua calls for using CCTVs in schools to ensure child safety in wake of viral videos of rough handling of toddlers

Mother stabs 15yo daughter with knife, hits her with metal ladle, floorball sticks & electric fan to stop her from going out

Cases of child abuse by priests

Maid spikes baby’s milk with Panadol in CCTV footage; parents trusted her because of her good job performance & attitude