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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 workers in Singapore

Man from China who earned $40K as an illegal food delivery rider in Singapore gets slapped with $10K fine

Singaporean questions if EP jobs are “jobs Singaporeans don’t want” amid record EP numbers

2 in 10 larger firms in Singapore have at least 30% foreign PMET workforce

Jamus Lim Discusses Resident’s Concerns About Migrant Professionals in Singapore’s Job Market

Foreign worker complains after ‘nightmare’ TADA driver refuses to take him home if he didn’t pay S$30 more

Gerald Giam: We need to attract Singaporeans to work in industries that are currently over-dependent on foreign workers

WP’s He Ting Ru: Need to do more to keep migrant workers safe in transit to and from work

Expatriates looking forward to SG reopening, despite concerns of it not being “expat-friendly”

MOM says retrenched employees at RWS mostly foreigners

Dorms at sea for foreign workers: Old idea refloated