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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 dormitories

Singaporean asks why many see migrant workers as different species; they, too, have a right to drink alcohol in public

Concerns emerge as migrant workers consider roads outside dorms more comfortable

Ex-NEA staff charged after taking bribes to turn blind eye to the state of migrant worker dorms

‘Dear #MOM, please check companies who are giving the worst dormitory to hardworking workers’ — TikToker on overcrowded Jurong dorm

342 workers placed in isolation after positive Covid-19 case in Tuas dormitory

Work stopped at 13 construction sites because of fresh Covid-19 cases in dormitory

Migrant worker: Singapore developing at lion’s pace, but our problems are solved at snail’s pace

Even with 86% back at work, migrant workers’ pandemic woes are far from over

More migrant workers return to work, while some get exit passes for dorms

Netizens react to SM Teo’s take on the foreign worker dormitories situation