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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: couple

Man says, “I left my partner who I loved because she didn’t have enough ambition”

Man loves his “Chinese girlfriend” but his family rejects her, saying she just wants SG citizenship

“What to bring to CNY reunion dinner?” — Foreign boyfriend asks before meeting his SG Chinese girlfriend

“Western” girlfriend visiting SG boyfriend and his family for CNY asks for “tips and tricks” to not do anything embarrassing

“My wife has been unemployed for 2 years and I’m about to snap” — Man says after shouldering “all bills” for two years

Woman with “postpartum depression” says her husband calls her “lazy and just wants to sleep all day”

Woman says her husband thinks she’s worth “less” because she earns “less”

“All alone and crying on Christmas” — GF left heartbroken while BF “having fun” with another woman

Man says his wife always resigns from her work even when they’re barely surviving every month

Woman says the man she’s dating reminded her of her first love, but was about to be a father