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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: SMRT

Elderly tissue seller uncle reported to SMRT by man who saw him counting money

Neo Kian Hong elected as chairman of Singapore Golf Association

Woman caught on camera with feet up on bus seat under a sign that says it isn’t allowed

Man puts his fishing gear neatly near MRT door, says he got scolded by female SMRT staff, ‘act power’ and says she was in charge

SMRT drivers shocked at 53% increase rental fees in less than 2 months, no choice but to accept revised contracts

Collision with double-decker leaves cyclist in hospital, bus captain suspended

SMRT staffers help brokenhearted young girl crying in the rain

SMRT suspends employee for pushing man off skateboard at Esplanade station

SMRT staff bravely rescue girl on MRT track, hailed as heroes for preventing tragedy

Circle Line delays for one hour due to signalling fault between Lorong Chuan and Caldecott