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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: US

Denmark joins ’51st state’ in shoppers’ revolt against US

Project 2025: The Heritage Foundation path to MAGA

Temasek to invest up to US$30 billion in US healthcare, financial services and tech in next 5 years

‘Singapore was the worst country; Malaysia is 10 times better; better food and the people are pretty nice’ — US teen in SG complains

Netizens on pros & cons of life in Singapore: ‘SG isn’t looking too bad these days especially for building a family, but there are still drawbacks’

Lawrence Wong ‘faces challenge to be friend of both East & West’ — Financial Times

Skeletal remains of 1 sibling as 3 kids abandoned and malnourished in apartment for months after their mother abandoned them

Lana Nodin prefers life in US compared to Malaysia

Singapore welcomes US vice president Kamala Harris

Toddler finds loaded handgun, shoots mum dead while on Zoom work call