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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: mahathir

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen: ‘Take a few breaths and give Dr Mahathir the respect that he is due, don’t jump up & down each time he speaks’

Mahathir says his ‘reclaim Singapore’ comment reported out of context, did not show he was mocking the idea

Tan Chuan-Jin says he finds it ‘amusing and sad’ how some S’poreans use their anecdotal experience in Malaysia to pull down our own nation

Mahathir says Singapore should be returned to Malaysia — Netizens say ‘It’s time for you to retire lah’

Mahathir fails to get party registered, blames minister

Can sworn enemies Umno and DAP work together? Kadir Jasin says if Dr M could, anyone can

Perak incident not a warning from Umno to PM Muhyiddin, analysts

Another two politicians want Mahathir to give up office

Mahathir-Anwar transition tussle will keep investors away: Nikkei

Anwar satisfied Mahathir willing to relinquish his post sooner