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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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: cost of living

‘Petrol food taxi transport all up up.’ Netizens fret about hike in GST, ERP and other costs

S$6,426 a month affords family of four a basic standard of living: Study

S’porean asks to increase local qualifying salary to S$2,000 to meet ‘forever increasing’ cost of living

Singapore no longer most expensive city, slips to 4th on EIU list

Life in Singapore vs Taiwan: British vlogger says its a tie

Education, cost of living, retirement security: What the S’pore budget has in store for families and seniors

SDP to continue to focus on 3 key issues—cost of living, CPF, jobs for Singaporeans

Pessimism among Singaporeans boils down to stagnant wages and a rising cost of living

Man from sandwich-generation writes to activist Gilbert Goh saying, “Why can’t our government make healthcare cost cheaper for low-income people like us?”

Has Singapore achieved a “Swiss standard” of living by overtaking Zurich as the 3rd most expensive city?