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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

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...

‘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...

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: Paul Tambyah

Paul Tambyah: 3 PAP Speakers did not complete their terms, perhaps it’s time to consider independent or neutral Speaker

SDP chair Paul Tambyah: CPIB investigations appear to need clearance from PM, says it may be time to set up an independent Ombudsman

Paul Tambyah: SDP has a public housing plan which will ensure that all Singaporeans have a roof over their heads

SDP leaves AMK office to move closer to constituencies in the ‘Western half of the island’

Bangkit residents talk to SDP chair Paul Tambyah about rush hour LRT capacity, fire safety concerns, access to healthcare

BTO promotes the idea of housing as an “asset” to be traded rather than a home to grow a family: Dr Paul Tambyah

Lawrence Wong says S’poreans prefer to work than retire, but netizens say they’d retire tomorrow if they can afford it

NUHS refutes Prof Paul Tambyah’s allegations that the government is losing millions from class A wards

Prof Tambyah: Public hospital should not be competing with private sector

SDP’s chairman Paul Tambyah: ‘the reason why I didn’t join PAP’