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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

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

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...

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: HOME

Covid-19 & migrant workers one year on: Rights groups warn SG will suffer in the long term if conditions don’t change

Amid stricter Phase 2 measures, some maids forced to work on rest days with no pay

HOME tells employers that maids should not be forced to work for free during rest days while SG is in Phase 2

After a 4-year court battle, Parti Liyani flies home to Indonesia

Another maid acquitted of theft on appeal, barely 2 months after Parti Liyani

Parti Liyani case highlights need for better access to legal aid for migrant workers

Defence lawyer in acquitted maid case, “We had to convince the judge, look, why would someone steal junk?”

Latest on video: Parti Liyani lawyer on why he took on the case

Crowdfunding raises over S$28,000 for Indonesian helper wrongfully convicted of stealing from CAG chairman

Lawyer who appealed successfully for Indonesian helper says there are many others like her