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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

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...

‘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...

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 workers in Singapore

‘No space is safe in the lorry’: HOME calls for ban on lorry transport, asks for subsidies to help firms transition to safer transport

Burmese man in Singapore shocked at ‘the amount of sacrifices’ SG’s migrant workers have to go through to survive

Pope Francis appeals for fair wages for Singapore migrant workers who ‘contribute a great deal to society’

Sympathy for migrant workers who work for years only to pay off agent fees before earning money for themselves

Singapore migrant workers treated to SG Grand Prix for the very first time, because “it’s only right they enjoy a little”

‘National Day is for everyone that helped build this place we call home’ — says Singaporean who bought food & drinks for migrant workers on Aug 9

New requirements for transporting workers in lorries include rain covers & “vehicle buddy”

Singaporean treats migrant workers to bubble tea after she saw them ‘scramble to help’ someone who fell off his bike

Thousands sign petition asking LTA to make safe transport mandatory after photos of migrant workers in lorries during rain circulate

Writer wonders if migrant workers would agree that SG now “world’s best place to be during Covid”