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Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

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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

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TikToker draws mixed reactions after questioning Singapore’s ‘cleanest city in the world’ tag

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Business

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...

‘I’m just a burden,’ 35 year-old Singaporean mum feels defeated after months of job rejections following redundancy

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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...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

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Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

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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: high food prices

Chicken chop now selling for S$8?! Singaporeans raise concerns on “at least 50% price increase” at Western food stalls

$9.50 for Nasi Padang rice because ‘drumstick is bigger than usual’ — Customer says it’s ‘Way way ridiculous!’

$5.80 chicken drumstick rice but no drumstick; customer ‘shocked’

Diner feels ‘swindled’ after paying S$11.80 for duck rice

S$8.10: ‘Now even laksa without prawns, cockles or half egg is so expensive’

S$19 for rojak! — Diner says ‘You pay for the privilege of being a Singaporean’

“Now cabbage very expensive!” — Customer pokes fun after his food order came with just 1 small piece of cabbage

‘Are You Seeing Similar Signs?’ — Lim Tean draws attention to higher prices due to GST hike

Another customer shocked by S$8.40 mixed veg rice price at SGH

S$11.80 for a plate of Nasi Padang at SGH: ‘Unbelievable price’ says diner