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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

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...

‘I’m just a burden,’ 35 year-old Singaporean mum feels defeated after months of job rejections following redundancy

SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old Singaporean mum of two felt completely...

New DBS CEO says businesses should ‘look at new opportunities where they can grow’ amid trade tensions

SINGAPORE: DBS Bank’s new CEO Tan Su Shan said...

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...

SGX

Grab acquires 19 Everrise supermarkets in Malaysia from Navis Capital

Grab Singapore eyes self-driving cars to “fill the gaps” in less popular locations

CDL shares fell 7% as trading resumes amid boardroom brawl

2025 Future Jobs Report: 4 in 10 employers to cut workforce due to AI, but expert says jobs will just have “evolved versions”

Google employees track layoffs with circulating Google Doc as job cuts continue

CDL’s Sherman Kwek points to his father’s adviser Catherine Wu as source of dispute; fallout prompts DBS to cut target price to S$6.70

ASEAN companies’ anti-corruption disclosure declines, Philippines records largest drop

CDL boardroom brawl amid 37% profit drop: Real estate billionaire Kwek Leng Beng seeks to ‘set things right’ and fire son Sherman over ‘attempted coup’

Starbucks to outsource routine tech work after 1,100 job cuts amid sales slump

Petronas to cut jobs in H2 2025 as profit falls to S$16B amid global volatility, lower oil prices