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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: sexual abuse

Dee Kosh’s meet-and-greet with minors raises concern

NUS reports 8 indecent assault cases in first half of 2023 — one involving staff member

2 years jail for man who kept over 15,000 child pornography photos and videos

Taekwondo coach found guilty of molesting 12-year-old boy, claims it was just an “inside joke”

39-year-old doctor accused of cheating & molesting teenage girls

President Halimah: Rapists above 50 should also be caned, time to review the law

Groomsman who sexually assaulted bride on wedding night jailed

Man sentenced to 20 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane for sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl he met online

Police: Outrage of modesty cases continue to be a crime of concern in Singapore

Male teaching assistant sexually abused 11 schoolboys, filmed 105 pornographic videos; gets 42 years jail, 24 strokes of the cane