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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

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...

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...

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

Man, 30, earning $3K/month, feels overworked and unappreciated by his boss, sends out lots of job applications but not getting interviews

SG woman lends her Touch ‘n Go card to another woman at JB checkpoint to help her pay, but she never comes back

Singapore’s Zouk & Cé La Vi make it to top 100 best clubs list in the world

“You got nothing to do, is it?” — Singaporeans tell complainer that there’s nothing wrong with a family of 3 taking 4 seats on the bus

“Don’t give me Christmas Ang Pow ah” — Hawker returns $90 to his customer who accidentally paid $100 instead of $10 for crispy rojak

Father tells his adult children, “You two are my insurance. I paid for you when you were young, so now it’s your turn”

“I am left unemployed now” — SG worker gets fired by her boss for posting on Instagram about her trip instead of work while she was on leave

“Is S$11K worth moving from Canada to Singapore?” — Foreigner asks Singaporeans after getting a job offer in SG

Help! My boss submits the hard work done by our team as his own and takes credit for it while telling us we’re incompetent

SG woman reminds S’poreans that “just because you have 4 kids, it won’t mean all 4 will put in the same effort in supporting you in old age”