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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: United Nations

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

UN says global tourism is expected to fully recover in 2024

“Within our shores, we must also stay united, look out for one another”: Lee Hsien Loong in World War II remembrance post

Pritam Singh enjoyed talking to Singaporean who worked for former UN undersecretary-general, helping thousands of Vietnamese refugees; asks if anyone else has a similar story to share

Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’

G20 urged to fill $4.5 bn gap in global Covid-19 vaccine fund

WHO warns pandemic will escalate if basics aren’t followed

UN accuses Asian nations of censorship during pandemic

WHO and UN haven’t declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a “pandemic”, but CNN has

Dr M urges nations to fight climate change but defends Malaysia’s palm oil industry

Singapore News

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

TikToker draws mixed reactions after questioning Singapore’s ‘cleanest city in the world’ tag

Business

‘I’m just a burden,’ 35 year-old Singaporean mum feels defeated after months of job rejections following redundancy

New DBS CEO says businesses should ‘look at new opportunities where they can grow’ amid trade tensions

4 Singapore tour bus operators suspended from entering Malaysia for unauthorised express services and selling tickets online

What fresh grads can do in the face of fewer vacancies, tougher job market

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition