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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: HDB

Singaporean congratulates all HDB owners because “HDB in the 70s cost $10K; today $700K (up 7000%)”

HDB reports S$6.775B deficit for FY2023, higher than FY2022

“Lacks a sense of responsibility” — Resident calls out another resident for throwing food trash on the floor at Jurong West block

Singaporeans advise resident not to leave his brand-new bike at HDB void deck bicycle rack… unless he doesn’t want to see it again

Family switches from condo to HDB, now thinking of moving back because “privacy and security difference is really huge”

HDB flat owner triumphs in High Court over renovation dispute against contractor

“Never-ending high-rise littering” — Resident complains about building litterbugs; sparks outrage among Singaporeans

HDB to build 14,000 homes in Sembawang North and Woodlands North Coast

1M65 Loo Cheng Chuan: How to profit big from HDB’s 6-9% clawback on Plus and Prime flats

35-year-old Singaporeans, now eligible to purchase BTO or HDB flats, explain why owning a home no longer “makes sense” financially