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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: foreign worker dormitories

‘Well, it’s about time!’ — Singaporeans cheer MOM’s new dormitory design for migrant workers in SG

‘Dear #MOM, please check companies who are giving the worst dormitory to hardworking workers’ — TikToker on overcrowded Jurong dorm

MOM clarifies that 55 per cent of migrant workers at Westlite Jalan Tukang dormitory are vaccinated or with verified status

Shouldn’t it be mandatory for workers in dormitories to be vaccinated? Netizens on Westlite Jalan Tukang dormitory issue

11 more Covid-19 cases detected at Westlite Woodlands dormitory, S’pore probing possibility of reinfection

Advocate questions why migrant workers are still facing restrictions

Online community sympathize with dorm worker queuing up while covered in plastic

Covid-19 reinfection at previously cleared dorms

TISG Exclusive: Foreign worker housed at Mandai Lodge 1 exposes poor conditions

Public questions why after 4 months of testing, Covid-19 cases in foreign worker dormitories still in the 3-digits