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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: S Iswaran

Court hearing where Ong Beng Seng was set to plead guilty delayed

Ong Beng Seng set to plead guity on April 2

Court allows Ong Beng Seng to leave Singapore for medical and work trip on additional S$800K bail

Ong Beng Seng will remain as managing director of Hotel Properties Limited amid court charges

Singapore Prison Service confirms Iswaran was placed in a single-man cell due to security risk

S Iswaran apologises to Singaporeans and declines to appeal jail sentence

S Iswaran pleads guilty, defense seeks 8 weeks jail

Pritam Singh applies for his case to be moved to High Court, citing Iswaran precedent

Praise for Bertha Henson as she raises concerns about the way Govt revealed July scandals

Iswaran was unaware that the gifts were ‘veiled gratification’ — lawyer says he was dealing with ‘very close friends’