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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...

‘Customer is not always right’: Bukit Timah bakery denies bullying 86-year-old customer

SINGAPORE: The 'Dough' bakery at the interim Bukit Timah...

Business

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...

Singaporeans on possibility of S$ parity with US$

SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar, like other Asian currencies, performed...

Singapore Politics

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...

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

Featured News

“5 apples cost almost $11!?!?” — Shopper shocked with price, but Singaporeans explain why “it’s worth it”

Singaporeans slam HDB resident for calling the practice of caring for community cats as still “littering, even with good intentions”

Reflecting on 2024: A commitment to independent journalism in 2025 and beyond

“Is it a common workforce practice?” — Man asks after a company asks him to resign from his current job before they can reveal salary details

Am I a bad daughter for not wanting to live with my 60 y/o single mum who nitpicks everything I do?

Where to watch breathtaking New Year fireworks in Singapore

Foreign man in SG earning S$10K/month asks for help from S’poreans after he lost all his savings and fell into S$100K debt due to leverage trading

“My salary never crossed S$3.2K despite 5 years working experience” — SG worker wonders if he will ever earn S$4K and beyond

“I broke down after they left” — Woman heartbroken after her family & friends criticized her BTO reno during housewarming party

Recruitment agency sued me S$2,000 for not attending their job interview