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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...

SG Economy

Grace Fu says she personally did not find anything problematic with “brownface” ad given the context

Ip Man star Donnie Yen wished DPM Heng Swee Keat happy holidays during Singapore trip

Good Samaritans pay off fee arrears of about 15 needy students whose exam results slips were withheld due to MOE policy

Elderly woman who was caught in Bukit Batok fire dies from injuries

Mumbrella Asia is closing

Murali Pillai and Chee Soon Juan express condolences after elderly lady who was caught in Bukit Batok blaze dies

Activist organises forum to discuss MOE’s policy of withholding exam results slips over unpaid school fees

Gilbert Goh apologises to police inspector for ranting at him during anti-CECA investigation

Nicholas Fang to moderate ‘In Conversation with President Barack Obama’ on December 16

‘Only the PAP’s poor performance in GE2011 prompted swift response to people’s unhappiness’ – Ex-NCMP