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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: General Elections

‘Good at growing the country, bad at taking care of the common folks’ — S’poreans evaluate govt performance since 2020 GE

Going behind the quirky must-do of the oath of secrecy in Singaporean elections

SDP’s Bryan Lim talks on prospect of going up against Marsiling Yew Tee GRC Deputy PM Lawrence Wong

Can sworn enemies Umno and DAP work together? Kadir Jasin says if Dr M could, anyone can

Perak incident not a warning from Umno to PM Muhyiddin, analysts

WP’s Dennis Tan accuses the PAP of “petty” and “bad politics” during GE

Elections Dept apologises again over long queues, will conduct “thorough review”

DPM Heng: “This election will be tough” but “PAP is up to this task”

Reform Party cedes West Coast GRC, making way for PSP’s Dr Tan Cheng Bock

Blogger mrbrown on Phase 2 “Rule of 5”: “Coincidentally, five is also the maximum size of a GRC team”