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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: Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh

Singaporeans slam netizen who mocks local activists as “woke SJWs”

Jom loses appeal against POFMA orders issued regarding Ridout Road statements

Writer Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh argues against spoiling one’s vote, warns that misogyny & racism may increase with a Tan Kin Lian win

Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh: PAP politicians asked me to write ebook on Lee Kuan Yew’s last will

Sudhir Vadaketh says BBC journo’s experience reveals other biases in society, like how ‘We are supposed to believe that Chan Chun Sing is better than Tharman’

Word Wars: Writer Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh blocks Critical Spectator after lies, personal attacks

Writer Sudhir Vadaketh: Any anti-Muslim fears have essentially been validated by senior Muslim politician

Writer finds hope for S’pore’s future with Lawrence Wong, Pritam Singh

Writer Sudhir Vadaketh says WP recognises that Singaporeans want moderate, not extreme, change

Writer asks: By PM Lee’s logic, aren’t PAP voters free riders, too?