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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: National Day Rally speech

Most Singaporeans felt ‘positive’ about PM Lee’s NDR speech, with GenZ giving the highest marks — YouGov poll

Singaporeans top concern is high costs of living, post-NDR speech shows

Workers’ Party: While 377A and definition of marriage are important, ‘there are (also) other issues facing the nation’ — GST “adds to inflation at a time when it is wholly unnecessary”

Pritam Singh praises can-do attitude of single mum of 5 boys he sat beside at ND Rally

PM Lee’s National Day Rally speech: Covid, tudung, race issues

NDR 2021: PM Lee, “We must not give impression that Singapore is becoming xenophobic, hostile to foreigners”

NDR 2019: Decreased university, polytechnic fees starting next year for students from lower-income families

NDR 2019: PM Lee announces higher preschool subsidies for middle-income families

PM Lee to tackle how Singapore can fight global warming in National Day Rally speech

PM Lee to deliver National Day Rally speech on Sunday, Aug 18