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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: Geylang

Stern warning issued to man who threw hot porridge, alcohol at pregnant woman who asked him to stop smoking

Sasha Frank: Geylang is still wild but may be safe from wreckers’ ball

Man showered with praise by Singaporeans for helping 12yo girl find her way after she got lost in Geylang

Hawker auntie frozen in shock after customer tells her she undercharged instead of overcharged

“You live in Geylang; your husband will get slashed hor” — Mum warns daughter about SG’s “unsafe place”

Blast from the past: Nostalgic photo of Geylang slum area from 1975 surfaces on internet

Prostitute who gets a degree has a better life now, says “I don’t need to be at the mercy of men touching and groping me”

Singapore doggo son wins praise for helping his hooman mom carry groceries

Two arrested after brawl breaks out at Geylang coffeeshop

Geylang Serai stallholders who paid over $20K rent regret taking stalls but PAP MP praises record number of visitors