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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

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Sunway Property and Majestic Gen break ground on RM4 billion Johor project near CIQ and RTS link

MALAYSIA: Sunway Property and Majestic Gen officially broke ground...

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...

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

“It would be a great disservice to Singaporeans if we were biased” – ST editor Warren Fernandez tells Select Committee on online falsehoods

Netizens call The Straits Times out for errors in three separate articles within one week

NUS students’ letter to Singapore’s next Prime Minister trends online

NTU rejects local top-scorer’s scholarship application, compelling her to do her PhD overseas

Netizens point out that potential PAP candidate is Facebook senior executive as FB posts mysteriously disappear

Lianhe Zaobao reports Ng Chee Meng is likely to become new labour chief; where will Chan Chun Sing go?

SMRT asked passenger hurt in Joo Koon train collision to sign non-disclosure agreement before reimbursing medical fees

NUS declines to comment on historian’s claim that he was penalised for critical research on Lee Kuan Yew

MOM Statistics Reveal Rise in Foreign PMETs in Singapore Despite Overall Decline in Foreign Workforce

“Buffet-syndrome” explanation is “completely at odds with reality”: SDP Chairman