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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: PMET

Calvin Cheng: Cancelling free-trade agreements such as CECA will not protect local jobs

PSP’s Francis Yuen’s defines ‘foreign talent,’ noting the need for it only if genuine

“Business owners who want to hire foreign Indians should migrate to India with their businesses” Concerned netizen

Lim Tean: Stop describing foreign workers as ‘talents’

Lim Tean starts petition to abolish CECA; to be submitted to Parliament

Salary criteria for Employment and S Passes to be raised; public asks why not for local workforce first

When Singaporeans are unemployed but foreigners have jobs: “It’s not xenophobia”

Lim Tean backs blogger/activist’s query: How many Singaporeans hold these jobs?

Senior HR leader called out for “insubordination” when she insisted on hiring Singaporean PMETs

Another 47 firms added on watch list for possible discriminatory hiring; public highlights PMET issue