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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

Netizens criticise “out of touch” HDB chief after she indicates that aging HDB flats’ value will decline over time

ACRA rejects bid by historian Thum and activist Kirsten Han to set up company that would be “contrary to national interests”

SPH net profit falls by hefty 25 per cent as advertising and circulation revenue declines

Yet another train fault inconveniences passengers on North East Line, barely two days after disruption on East West Line

Domestic Abusers in New York Cannot Own Guns Anymore

Did Pope Francis Deny that Hell Exists During Holy Week?

Russia-US in fierce row over Syria while anti-war activists question attack

Singapore and China Sign MOU for Partnership on Belt and Road Initiative

SDP considers appealing High Court decision to dismiss legal challenge calling for by-election in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC

V. Sundramoorthy: National football coach at the wrong place at the wrong time?