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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

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...

‘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...

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: senior citizens

‘We reluctantly paid’ — Singapore senior citizens charged RM200 for 3.5-hour drive by Penang cab driver after agreeing to RM150 fare

70-year-old living off savings says inflation is “daylight robbery” — during his time, $1K monthly salary meant you were in the middle class

‘A rich nation should take care of their senior citizens’ — Netizens on uncle clearing tables despite age & disability

Ho Ching cites UK’s high vaccination rates, especially among seniors, as reason for drop in Covid cases, deaths

Police arrest 64-year-old for snatching 81-year-old man’s necklace

1,000 digital ambassadors to help seniors and stallholders go online, netizens weigh in

62-yr old assistant cook at Creative O Preschoolers’ Bay tests positive for Covid-19, preschool to close until March 9

Senior citizen at Clementi laments that they’re charged for use of community center, complaints have gone unnoticed

Increase in SG population mainly due to rise in citizens and foreign workers

DPM Heng stresses importance of preparing to stay healthy in one’s senior years