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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: fatal accident

Family of M’sian man in motorbike fatality at Changi Beach Park appeals for his iPhone’s return

Elderly man runs over friends waiting for him in fatal freak accident

Female motorcyclist dies after accident on TPE, family appeals for witness or dashcam footage

85yo retired teacher hit by truck at Serangoon Gardens, dies from injuries

Cyclist dies from hit-and-run accident along Adam Road, fellow cyclist appeals for witnesses to help

GrabFood rider dies from hit and run accident with lorry outside Waterway Point

Motorcyclist smashed in between cars during tragic Tampines accident alive and recovering

Worker falls to death trying to enter boom lift at construction site

Woman trapped under bus in Ang Mo Kio accident passes away; driver arrested

20-year-old man dies after PMD catches fire in Woodlands lift, neighbour hears sound of ‘popping tiles’