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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: wedding

Woman honours bus driver who has considered her ‘family’ since she was 17, invites him to her wedding

S$4247 receipt from 1979 causes Singaporeans to say wedding banquets have always been expensive

“How do I ask him for my money back?” — Bride loses S$15K paid for wedding banquet after her ex-fiancé cancels their wedding and relationship

My Sweet Romance’s Song Ji Eun and her YouTuber spouse Park We share their joy in sun-kissed pre-wedding photos

S$188 or S$300 for ang bao? — SG couple fight over amount to give their friend’s wedding at Fullerton Hotel

Newlywed couples lament tarnished memories as wedding decor company failed to deliver on promises

Man asks if he should attend his colleague’s wedding in Singapore hotel because the ang bao price is $300

Bride might miss her own wedding in Singapore after Scoot flight gets cancelled due to Mt Ruang eruptions

SKY Castle star Kim Bo Ra plans to marry director Jo Ba Reun

Actor Shin Joo Hwan is set to tie the knot with his non-celebrity better half!