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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

LTA: 23,000 private hire car drivers still without vocational license, deadline in July

The untold story of Najib’s rise to megalomania

SingHealth apologises after polyclinic doctor wrongly checks ‘HIV positive’ box in pregnant woman’s medical report

Chinatown moneychanger staff allegedly cheats auntie of 500 Singapore dollars

I want to clear my name, am not running away: Najib

Video of K-pop concertgoer chanting gang slogan investigated by police

Lee Kuan Yew’s younger son steps down as CAAS chairman

Video of xenophobic Singaporean man at foodcourt resurfaces, sparks tensions between netizens

NUS students strip at Siloso Beach, yet another ‘school event’ with sexualised activities

New SAF hybrid uniform goes viral, sparking both ridicule and intense support online