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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

Bilahari Kausikan: Singapore-Malaysia relations strained by political instability in PH

Is Lee Hsien Loong pining for his younger brother?

The rich in Singapore must be taxed to even out wealth distribution, says Donald Low

“It is not possible for one budget to cover everyone in Singapore” – Heng Swee Keat

Mikhy Farrera Brochez, the man behind the HIV data leaks likely to face fraud charges in Hong Kong

Malaysia-Singapore water talks slow going, without a resolution in sight yet

Jolovan Wham sentenced to 16 days’ jail in default of fine in illegal assembly case

The Govt will not absorb GST for essential items to help low-middle income families: Heng Swee Keat

Heng Swee Keat remains tight-lipped on speculation that Budget 2019 signals an upcoming election

Little known Singaporean firm under scrutiny in Australia for procuring S$407 million in security contracts