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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: Elderly in Singapore

Customer calls out KFC staff who shouted at an elderly man because he didn’t know how to scan his order

70-year-old living off savings says inflation is “daylight robbery” — during his time, $1K monthly salary meant you were in the middle class

Auntie hospitalised after her wheelchair fell backwards on bus; her daughter claims it wasn’t properly secured

Elderly crochet artist at Toa Payoh MRT breaks out in tears after getting her first sale in days

He Ting Ru: Some residents feel they have to go through many hoops in order to get help

Career fair for elderly job seekers get mixed responses from netizens

WP launches subsidy scheme for seniors needing repair works in their flats

‘A rich nation should take care of their senior citizens’ — Netizens on uncle clearing tables despite age & disability

Jamus Lim Advocates for Free Public Transport for Elderly and Disabled

Woman does dirty dancing in front of elderly woman for TikTok video challenge, sparks online backlash