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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

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...

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...

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: shophouse

Singapore shophouse sales dropped 46.1% YoY in 9M2024; only 62 sold

Jackie Chan, Jack Ma’s wife, and other super-rich are buying Singapore’s shophouses

Sale of shophouses linked to money laundering probe sparks buyer interest

Shophouses connected to S$3 billion money-laundering case are now up for sale

Pair of two-storey shophouses at 48 Peck Seah Street on sale for $22.9 million

Woman seeks aunty who was caught on cam stealing from Marsiling shophouse

Elderly man living alone dies 2 days before Hari Raya; After-death cleaning service finds his ‘baju kurung’ ready to be worn in anticipation of the celebration

Shophouse prices now over $7,000 psf due to Chinese investors

Couple makes a cool $3.7 million profit in just 5 months after selling Kitchener Road shophouse which they bought last year