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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

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...

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

TISG Exclusive: In first walkabout since Circuit Breaker, Dr Tan Cheng Bock says opposition is at a disadvantage given the “short runway” to GE

WP’s Gerald Giam helps blind resident replace her white cane

WP politician reveals Low Thia Khiang is “recovering well” from his injuries

ELD prohibits physical election rallies as it releases preliminary campaigning rules

“Why doesn’t the PAP allow Tharman to be PM?” Netizens speculate

Singapore Democratic Alliance prepared for three-cornered fight at Pasir Ris-Punggol

PSP’s Kumaran Pillai: Amid economic woes, SMEs biggest challenge is addressing “drastic fall in demand”

Ong Ye Kung announces all students will return to school come June 29, netizen warns “Look at what happened in Beijing!”

IN FULL: Senior Minister Tharman urges Singapore to strengthen society amid COVID-19 economic fallout

Chee Hong Tat retorts “I’m not a doctor” when asked to explain why the Govt flip-flopped on face shield policy