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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: love scam

Poster warning SG women to steer clear of ‘French divorcé’ put up in different washrooms

UOB staff spent 4 hours convincing 70-year-old woman against giving away $500K in love scam

Love scam: Student loses over S$40K he saved up for university fees

Love scam: UOB staff prevents 70-year-old woman from sending S$50K to overseas “husband”

Love scam victim loses almost S$100K to man she met on dating app

Woman scams 10 people, including her boyfriend & his parents, out of S$880,000+

Bank officers prevent elderly man from losing thousands in love scam

Love Scam Using Fei Yu Ching’s Identity Costs Singaporean Cancer Patient S$80,000

UOB staff saves 70-year-old man from losing S$150K to ‘Dutch girlfriend’ in internet love scam

S’pore man cheats victims $31,000 through internet love scams, Australian grandma duped to become drug mule through romance scam