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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

Judgment reserved in PM Lee and Leong Sze Hian’s striking out applications

Netizen: If Singapore needs another LKY, we have to be prepared to vote for opposition again

CPF issue gets contentious as arguments between Calvin Cheng and Lim Tean heat up

Khaw Boon Wan fractures arm; Foreign Affairs minister takes over bilateral talks in the interim period

Malaysian MP responds to Bilahari Kausikan, “Arrogance and fear-mongering are not the ASEAN way”

SDP’s Chee Soon Juan: “We need to deny the PAP the two-thirds majority”

“Stop making Singaporeans work longer!” says Lim Tean to Calvin Cheng

On Jolovan Wham’s arrest and the making of “repression costly to the state”

International human rights lawyer launches website

International human rights organisations petition Singapore Govt to drop convictions and charges against local activists