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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

PM Lee’s claim that Perak wanton mee contains freshwater prawns brings back memories of his famous mee siam mai hum

Oxford student denies being ‘aggressive,’ calls forum where he questioned Dr. M ‘a debating society’

A series of unfortunate events but Malaysia is not becoming a nation of extremists

Another ex-Chief of Defence Force is appointed at top leadership position at Royal Golden Eagle MNC

MHA reports terrorism threat to Singapore remains high; urges S’poreans not to be complacent

Former MOE teacher says parents who don’t teach kids how to read should not have kids

Animal welfare society ACRES’s website hacked, now reads: ‘Order Viagra at lowest prices’

Ex-PAP MP says Tan Cheng Bock “should not forget that he became known through the PAP”

Inderjit Singh quashes hopes that he might join Tan Cheng Bock’s opposition party

Foreigner asks PM Lee directly on Twitter to transfer money into his bank account