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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: PMD

GrabFood rider has altercation with elderly man at Bishan on the use of PMDs on shared pavements

Man who died in July 18 Bukit Batok fire could be Singapore’s first PMD-related fatality

Elderly man and wife get into shouting match with GrabFood rider on e-scooter

Man dies in hospital after rushing back to rescue pets during Bukit Batok HDB flat fire

Modified e-scooter travels at 150km/h along the road, way above the speed limit

“Very very alarmed” Lee Bee Wah thinks the Govt should be stricter with PMD riders

Daughter of PMD driver appeals for witnesses after father suffers spinal cord damage in accident

Netizens call out woman on PMD who rushed away after breaking glass door at Toa Payoh Interchange

Law-breaking PMD rider crashes into stationary car, blames driver

Mixed reaction to the idea of banning PMDs at void decks and footpaths