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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: elderly

Pritam Singh Highlights Rise of Dementia Cases by 2030, Supports Caregivers

“Uncle cut queue at OCBC bank, staff did nothing to deescalate situation” — Netizens react when customer confronts uncle

WP Nathaniel Koh empathizes elderly residents requesting ramp for multi-step HDB entrances on ground floor

OPINION | How do we ensure elderly Singaporeans don’t need to collect cardboard boxes in their twilight years?

VIDEO | Singapore praises bus driver for helping elderly passenger on electric scooter get off the bus

‘This isn’t a store, this is a boutique’ — Havaianas sales staff reportedly refuses to let 76-year-old woman sit down to rest

‘Please educate your elderly parents’ — Netizens say after 70-year-old auntie pressured to spend $40,000 at wellness centre

Woman in lingerie allows elderly man to grope her chest while she dirty dances in veterans’ home

70-year-old uncle seen picking & eating leftover food in Chinatown hawker; says it’s alright, he’s used to it