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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: durian

Bill Gates spotted trying out durian during Singapore visit

“Tupai King?” — Singapore durian lovers beware: Some SG vendors are mislabeling the King of Fruits to get you to pay a painfully thorny price

Durians costing S$345 ‘wasn’t worth it’ — Resident from Geylang Bahru “forced” to buy the fruit suffers buyer’s regret

Woman throws ‘durians’ out of bus when driver asks her to leave for bringing the fruit inside

Ho Ching praises durian: “Highly nutritious and energy dense”

Durian seller reportedly says he’d give musang king durian for free to customer but later turns hostile & denies he offered it

‘Durian with benefits’ — Man brings only durians & water to first date, but woman falls for him anyway

Josephine Teo answers question of why bubble gum or chewing gum banned in Singapore

Durian prices in Singapore plunge as low as S$10/kg for Musang King after Malaysia’s bumper crop

Family gets ‘durian season SURPRISE’ as big fat worm comes with the fruit!