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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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: Malaysian workers in Singapore

‘The problem in Malaysia isn’t a lack of talent but a wage issue’ — M’sia’s DM says M’sians would return home for 2/3 of their salary in Singapore

M’sian minister makes case again for local firms to pay 2/3 of SG salary to keep more workers home

Malaysian man earning just S$2K/month in Singapore owns 3 houses from 14 years of hard work and sacrifice

Emotional embraces among family members as M’sian man returns home from S’pore after 2.5 years

Netizens say ‘Welcome Home’ to tearful Malaysian man falling on his knees and kissing the ground of Johor after two years in Singapore

Chief Minister believes once Johor’s Covid cases go down, SG will consider reopening border

Head of M’sia-S’pore workers’ group asks if JB workers can serve 21-day SHN at budget hotels

Two Malaysians among new Covid-19 cases reported by MOH

Most Malaysian workers properly housed, so Singapore discontinuing S$50 support

Netizens divided on the issue of displaced Malaysians sleeping at the MRT station