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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: Goh Chok Tong

“Nepo baby” tag follows Goh Jin Hian in the wake of latest High Court ruling

Goh Jin Hian considering appeal after court says he’s liable for close to $200M in IPP lawsuit

Goh Chok Tong’s son among 4 men charged with false trading

‘If not managed well by the parties concerned, the Taiwan question will spiral out of control, no good will come out of this’ warns Goh Chok Tong

Goh Chok Tong says he turns his back on time, recycles himself as an 18-year-old

Goh Chok Tong on netizen’s request to delete his Hari Raya greetings: ‘I am dismayed that some have misinterpreted the post as portraying Malays/Muslims as “scarecrows”’

Was ESM Goh making a veiled comment about succession when he said he and Low Thia Khiang basked in Lee Kuan Yew’s glory?

Persons with disabilities celebrated for their achievements & promise — Goh Chok Tong Enable Awards (third edition)

Goh Chok Tong says he is ‘kia si’ and ‘kia su’, urges other seniors to be like him

Goh’s soft spot for PAP rebels