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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: SMRT

Thomson-East Coast Line train services resume after early morning disruption

LTA assures the public it’s looking into the root causes of this week’s disruptions, but many Singaporeans call for better train maintenance

Singaporean commuter asks why SMRT doesn’t get credit when trains are working properly

Commuters upset SMRT took so long to update Circle Line disruption notice

‘Salute to aunty!’ Aunty earns praise for scolding beggar on MRT

Passenger: “SMRT, your staff should perform random checks to prevent such behaviour” of people lying down and misbehaving

Government to replace all first-generation trains by 2026

Singaporeans share photos as EWL services are disrupted again on Oct 10

Singaporeans thank engineers and tech staff as East-West Line resume services, saying they deserve bonuses

SMRT: More time is needed for East-West Line repairs; Singaporeans say the train service disruption is the longest in Singapore’s history