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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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: GST hike

Workers’ Party says it will “continue to argue against the GST hike”

Lawrence Wong announces GST hike to proceed as planned, netizens expressed dismay — ‘GST increase is akin to adding oil to fire’

Higher cost of living, GST hike, on residents’ minds at Sengkang Town Hall held by WP MPs

Corporate & wealth taxes: Workers’ Party outlines alternatives to GST hike

Netizen points out yet another stall increased prices before GST hike been implemented

Workers’ Party explains why its alternatives to GST hike will not ‘slay the golden goose’ aka SG’s reserves

Pritam Singh: Price increases already happening, and the low-income, middle-income and retiree households will be hit the hardest

Mothership’s press accreditation suspended after releasing GST hike info before Lawrence Wong’s announcement

UOB economist: GST hike may set in by July 1

Lawrence Wong puts finishing touches to Budget 2022; takes lessons from past crises