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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

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...

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: NS

Man’s family worries that he ‘accidentally evaded’ NS even though ICA told him otherwise

“ALL NSMEN TAKE NOTE!” — Man shares his step-by-step video guide on how to withdraw S$200 NS credit in cash from ATM

Mixed reactions to the possibility of requiring women to do NS

Gerald Giam proposes changing NS ‘allowance’ to NS ‘salary’

‘Do NS experiences help in getting a job?’ — Netizen

Girlfriend of NSman wants to save her “long-distance” relationship but says BF changed after going to Officer Cadet School

Mother reunites with son 13 years after he was “kidnapped” by his father

Netizens: National Service easier now than it used to be because got ‘Iced water, heaters, wifi, rubber mats…’

3 Good-Class Bungalows in Singapore sold to Indonesian family for S$206.7 million

Singaporean says he feels like a second-class citizen as his foreign classmates are advancing to uni while he serves NS