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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: Mindef

Monthly allowance for Full-time National Servicemen set to increase by July 1

MINDEF announces Brigadier-General Cai Dexian to take over as Chief of Army on March 21

Parent raises concerns about son’s platoon being forced to leopard crawl with fieldpack on

Ho Ching: To keep peace, prepare for war

MINDEF refutes TikToker’s claim that he hacked into its system

SAF regular serviceman found dead at Changi Naval Base; police rule out homicide for now

Salary increase for NS men ‘welcome news’ says WP MP Gerald Giam, who called for it in Parliament in February

WP’s Giam asks if NSF allowances could be raised; Singapore Armed Forces announces new Chief of Defence

Calvin Cheng: Female citizens and PRs should be given a special tax so that NS allowances can be raised

Defence Minister: MINDEF prepared to allow NS disruptions for international competitions