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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

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...

‘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...

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: Deepavali

Netizen argues that Deepavali and Diwali are not the same; Deepavali is celebrated one day before Diwali

Happy Diwali or Happy Deepavali? — Singaporean Indians enlighten a netizen on the true meaning of the word for the Hindu Festival of Lights

Comedian Rishi Budhrani refers to PA banner calling for ‘litter-free’ Deepavali; joking, he then called for ‘air pollution-free’ Hungry Ghost Festival and ‘indiscriminate parking-free’ Hari Raya

Amid mounting outrage, PAP MP removes Deepavali banners that warned against littering

Workers’ Party leader Pritam Singh resumes house visit after Deepavali holiday

‘In small spaces, a small light will shine big & bright in the darkness,’ Netizens poke fun at Josephine Teo’s Deepavali post

Professor allegedly insists on having class on Deepavali ‘because there’s no other common time’

SDP spreads festive cheer during Deepavali, at Bukit Batok SMC and Marsiling – Yew Tee GRC

Indranee Rajah kicks off #AmarkalaDeepavali2022 celebrations in style! Wishing everyone Happy Deepavali!

Usher in the Festival of Lights with Mediacorp’s Amarkala Deepavali countdown show!