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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: Jolovan Wham

Migrant workers’ advocate & HOME founder Bridget Tan dies, she was a ‘true friend and ally of the migrants’

Jolovan Wham posts photo outside court asking to drop charges against Terry Xu, found guilty for unlawful assembly

“No apologies for holding to our own values,” — SG Ambassador to the US

Human Rights Watch: “Singapore authorities should immediately quash allegations against human rights activist Jolovan Wham”

Jolovan Wham starts sentence for organising 2016 event without police permit

Chee Soon Juan closes ‘Chee-sy Mash’ fundraiser with ‘I don’t want to see another potato for a long, long time’

Jolovan Wham: MOM’s restrictive advisory on maids worsens their already stressful lives

Netizen: “Ironic” that migrant workers’ rights activist has apologised to Josephine Teo

Netizens post smiley photos as a show of solidarity with activist Jolovan Wham

Jolovan Wham starts 1-week prison sentence for criticising judiciary