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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

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Sunway Property and Majestic Gen break ground on RM4 billion Johor project near CIQ and RTS link

MALAYSIA: Sunway Property and Majestic Gen officially broke ground...

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: Rape

Man rapes intellectually disabled daughter after wife stopped being intimate with him, faces 23 years in jail

‘A man with no moral and values’ — Netizens condemn man who raped maid multiple times while his family was out

Online dating safety tips & rules to protect you from either robbery, abduction, rape, or even worst, all of the above, and death!

Malnourished woman wearing dog collar escapes captivity from man who kidnapped & sexually assaulted her

Celebrities facing sexual assault charges

Former Nepal cricketer Lamichhane held on rape-related charges

19-year-old admits sexually assaulting, and secretly filming 4 underage girls; victims include his cousin & aunt 7 years younger than him

Groomsman who sexually assaulted bride on wedding night jailed

Man rapes 14-year-old daughter several occasions while wife receives cancer treatment, sentenced 24 years jail with 24 strokes of the cane

Teenager raped by stepdad wants stiffer sentencing after he was jailed seven years