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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: salary

UOB CEO Wee Ee Cheong salary for FY2023 rose to S$15.9 million, up nearly 12%

Waste truck driver job offers S$3,200/month to collect and send waste to incineration plant

Singaporean says, “We are obsessed with salaries” and “there’s a lot of humblebragging”

25yo with S$35K savings says, “I don’t feel like working. What should I do?”

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta’s salary down 27% at S$11.2M after pay cut

Intern says he’s not paid the salary stated in his contract, asks “What should I do?”

Man puzzled by how so many Singaporeans earn “around $8-10K easily”

Foreigner asks how Singaporeans can survive on S$2.5k salary with the rising cost of living

Son reveals that his father received “monthly salaries close to S$0” after his company deducted almost 100% for his debt

Singaporean asks: “Why do SG men earn more on average than women when women have a headstart of two years?”