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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...

‘Customer is not always right’: Bukit Timah bakery denies bullying 86-year-old customer

SINGAPORE: The 'Dough' bakery at the interim Bukit Timah...

Business

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...

Singaporeans on possibility of S$ parity with US$

SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar, like other Asian currencies, performed...

Johor businesses urged to tap JS-SEZ for growth and investment opportunities

MALAYSIA: Businesses in Johor have been strongly encouraged to...

Singapore Politics

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...

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

SG Economy

SDP chairman advises that voting is more like taking public transport than getting married, as election looms

Netizens pledge to support WP despite attempts to recuse MPs from AHTC affairs

WP member asks Ong Ye Kung to look at his own ministry to understand the people’s concerns

AHTC counters MND’s concerns that “past failures” would recur if WP MPs are not recused

Scholarships are going mainly to Singaporeans not Indian nationals says MOE

Gilbert Goh investigated by police after foreigner participates in anti-CECA event

MND asks AHTC why it didn’t require Sylvia Lim, Low Thia Khiang to recuse themselves from financial matters

The only non-WP local politician Pritam Singh “likes” on Facebook is Tan Cheng Bock

“That’s the toxin that is poisoning this society!” – Veteran architect reiterates concern over high ministerial pay

PSP invites veteran architect Tay Kheng Soon to speak at forum on planning for Singapore’s future