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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

‘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...

4 Singapore tour bus operators suspended from entering Malaysia for unauthorised express services and selling tickets online

SINGAPORE: Four tour bus companies based in Singapore had...

What fresh grads can do in the face of fewer vacancies, tougher job market

SINGAPORE: Amid the current tough job market, recent graduates...

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...

Featured News

Uncle confronts drunk young man for urinating under HDB block and insists that he clean it up in viral video

Grab Driver dumps international school students mid-trip for insisting his ride is a “Taxi” after dispute about being late for school

Bukit Batok Pool sees two near-drownings in as many days

Cabbie gives young girl free ride to World Cup match, ends up making his own day better

Trade war is on! America and China fire $34 billion tariff guns at each other

Behave well and you can stay Zakir, says Mahathir

Poet-lawyer aims to make lives better through literacy and asks, “Can we make Singapore wide enough for dreams?”

Netizens mock literature teacher for wanting to rescue trapped Thai boys by “sending a submarine to get them out the underwater way”

Trump calls on Americans to save ICE to eradicate worst criminal elements at U.S. borders

Huge backlash from Singaporeans after Government raises stamp duties and tightens loan limits in attempts to control surging property prices