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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: Lawrence Wong

Signing of Johor-Singapore SEZ deal postponed in the wake of PM Wong’s Covid infection

“The stakes in the next election are high” — PM Wong says there’s no guarantee PAP will win in GE2025

Leadership transition complete as SM Lee steps aside and endorses PM Wong as next PAP’s sec-gen

“Racism still exists in Singapore and is ‘among us’” — Lawrence Wong’s video on racism resurfaces in lead-up to next GE

“This is how respect is earned” — Singapore PM Lawrence Wong praised by Indian billionaire Harsh Goenka for taking budget airline Scoot

‘Makes no difference if you cannot resolve our high cost of living’ — Singaporeans react to PM Wong’s push for more women in Parliament

Lawrence Wong: Bold but cautious?

NDR 2024: ‘Kallang Alive Master Plan’ to strengthen Singapore’s sporting culture

Lawrence Wong expresses shock at alleged attempted assassination of Trump

PM sparks criticism by suggesting Singapore should embrace broader definition of succession