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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: Inequality

Majority of Singaporeans feel Singapore has become more of an unequal society: New study

Nearly two-thirds of Singaporeans believe gender inequality still exists in the country: Survey

Woman asks if her potential boyfriend and his family will accept her even if she can’t contribute financially

‘Too many poor people in our country’ says Tommy Koh, upon learning many Singapore students are in financial need

Liu Thai Ker, Architect of Modern Singapore, Reveals Worries About Singapore’s Public Housing on Bloomberg Podcast

Class anxieties: Bloomberg writer says he was barely checked at Kallang food centre, but more prosperous areas have tighter restrictions

Singapore must strengthen social compact and make sure no one is left behind: SM Tharman

Lesson from S’pore’s Covid-19 outbreak: The stone left unturned

Academic criticises Indranee Rajah’s argument that meritocracy is a “rising tide that will lift all boats”