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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: fertility rate in Singapore

Economists respond to Elon Musk’s tweet about Singapore “going extinct”

Besides high cost of living in Singapore, women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome are another reason behind SG’s declining fertility rate

Singapore birth rate record low: Nearly 8% drop in 2022

‘Only 2 things needed to have more kids—a house and good childcare support’ — S’porean on Louis Ng’s fertility leave proposal for couples needing IVF

‘Govt asking S’poreans to make more babies’ — Jokes abound after additional support for parents announced in SG Budget 2023

Leon Perera: Does the government take seriously the link between housing affordability and Singapore’s fertility rate?

Netizen says ‘married couples who don’t want kids, please don’t apply HDB, give real families a chance at lower priced homes’

‘You know what would really boost fertility rate? Lower cost of living’

Netizen decided to be child-free says having kids shouldn’t be ‘dictated by public policy, GDP per capita, or supporting ageing population’

Netizen tells Lawrence Wong ‘the real reason’ why fertility rates are dropping and people are not getting married