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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: The Online Citizen

Lawyer M Ravi responds to AGC with own demand of apology

Early election backfires on Singapore’s ruling party

Opposition politician asks, if Ho Ching’s salary is of public interest, why isn’t it made public?

TOC seeks judicial review of Pofma directions on Ho Ching’s salary

TOC Editor Terry Xu, lawyer M Ravi being investigated for contempt of court

Goh Meng Seng takes offence with PSP member’s dismissal of alliance plans

PSP clarifies that it deeply respects the sacrifice and commitment of fellow opposition parties

PSP CEC Member Alex Tan’s statements on opposition coalition “were made in jest”

‘Captains of sinking boats’ – PSP’s CEC member dismisses fringe opposition leaders’ alliance idea

CPF Board says three doctors certified that heart patient who wished to withdraw CPF savings is fit to work