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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: price increase

Customer: Stall changes size of Chwee Kueh to raise price, but ‘taste is worst off’ and ‘no more queue, very soon will close shop’

Chicken rice on menu S$4.50 but customers must pay either S$5.50 or S$6.50 upon ordering because ‘kampung chicken is expensive’

Netizens complain about “shameful price increase” of fried Kuay Teow from $3.50 to $4.50

Man was charged 20 cents more for Kopi C Siew Dai, asks why, netizens attribute inflation and salaries have not increased

Another ERP increase ‘yet traffic problem not solved’, still using same excuse: netizen

Hawker @ Lau Pa Sat tells customer stingray BBQ costs S$20 when listed price is S$16; customer also spots hawker telling cashier to ‘keep’ S$4 change instead of giving back to customer

Letter to the Editor: Bidding of motorcar COE should be confined to individual car buyers and bid deposit increased much higher than motorcycles

‘Petrol food taxi transport all up up.’ Netizens fret about hike in GST, ERP and other costs

Experts say next public transport fare hike could be more

Public concerned that tourism vouchers may result in vendors marking up prices