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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: MCI

MCI confirms current laws will apply if AI is used to spread fake news

MCI warns The Economist’s Singapore bureau chief against interfering in domestic politics

Leon Perera: We should not feel good about government ‘feel good’ advertising

WP MPs to raise questions in Parliament next week on SPH Media Trust circulation numbers

Singapore MP, minister… and now film director? Josephine Teo tries her hand at film directing for the very first time

Generalisation & ignorance on Malays, Trainee lawyers get mercy, but vulnerable young man gets hanged — Is this the system we want?

Public on MCI ‘stereotypical’ video ad that was taken down: ‘No need to ‘progress’ or be ‘uplifted’ to celebrate Hari Raya’

‘Unprecedented storm’ may lead to electricity price hike in 2022: Tan See Leng

Women should be allowed to watermark their nude photos on Telegram; idea wins award

Minister for Communications and Information aims to have every Singaporean thrive in a digital society