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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

Man asks how jobseekers stay sane and survive months of unemployment in today’s Singapore job market

SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are...

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

Grassroots leaders-linked mall says leaked video of glass falling on woman breaches PDPA

Chan Chun Sing says there is “no conflict of interest” even though new Auditor-General is married to Senior Minister of State

WP chief suggests permanent healthcare package for Singaporeans be funded via existing surpluses

New Auditor-General is wife of Senior Minister of State for Defence, but Chan Chun Sing refutes conflict of interest

Changi General Hospital found guilty of medical negligence in Stage IV cancer patient

PM Lee asserts that he gave Leong Sze Hian “a reasonable opportunity to apologise”

Recognise both the good and the bad aspects of colonialism at the bicentennial commemoration

UK’s Guardian calls Malaysia the ‘only possible beacon’ of press freedom in SE Asia

Less education means higher likelihood of underemployment, says WP chairman Sylvia Lim

Elderly Singaporean works an entire day to collect 300kgs of cardboard, only to earn $30