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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: Straits Times

Straits Times schools man on Twitter on proper usage of British English

Malaysia ex-King’s divorce with Russian wife confirmed

Why corner semi-D owning Phua Chu Kang may struggle in today’s class-conscious Singapore

Formerly homeless young Singaporean goes from collecting cardboard to enrolling in Oxford

Singaporeans ask how CC function rooms can be allowed to be booked by foreigners for political events

People’s Association: Foreigner who used CC for political purposes “misrepresented” himself

Finance Ministry counters student’s view that GST hike will increase the cost of goods and disadvantage the needy

Singapore and Hong Kong: Fighting the same battle against sneaky encroachment of freedom

Lee Hsien Yang questions Ho Ching’s undisclosed salary– A deep dive into the ongoing Lee family feud

Why is the Straits Times so averse to publishing news about Lee Hsien Yang and family?