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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: Kirsten Han

Activist Kirsten Han wins Human Rights Essay Prize

Activist questions why PM Wong was largely unseen at the Shangri-La dialogue

Singaporeans slam netizen who mocks local activists as “woke SJWs”

OPINION | Lee family feud: Tit-for-tat turning into spits and spats

Local activist recounts being surveilled as questions of who leaked Perera-Seah video continue to circulate

Teo Soh Lung & Wong Souk Yee recount challenges during Square Moon theatre production

Kirsten Han says she has been smeared, harassed, investigated; reminds the words of PM Lee, who said when criticisms are incorrect or unfair, the govt will respectfully disagree & convince

Abolish Death Penalty Protest: Over 400 Singaporeans & PRs showed up in solidarity

FICA: Shanmugam debunks claims by PJ Thum, Terry Xu and Kirsten Han on foreign interference

Activists: Could deaths of 5 infected migrant workers be reclassified?