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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: migrant worker

When Bangladeshi worker helps Singapore citizen: 2 men who helped an elderly man cross the road earn kudos and salutes for their kindness

Migrant worker asks for help to find his lost bag with his work permit and $300 after it got stolen in Geylang shop

Sympathy for migrant worker who occupied 4 seats as he lay down in MRT

Photo of migrant worker having a meal in the middle of the road, under the pouring rain, triggers concerns

Not all heroes wear capes: Foreign worker helps older woman cross the street in the rain

Kind Singaporeans help migrant worker diagnosed with tuberculosis be sent home with help to repay his loans

Video of safety officer severely scolding construction workers divides netizens over professionalism and welfare

Migrant worker who was deported has 7 family members depending on his income, but MOM says he made misleading, false & provocative public posts

26th workplace death in 2022: Bangladeshi worker dies after part of wall falls on him

Construction worker saves the day for woman who dropped AirPod into drain