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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

AHTC trial closing submissions: ‘Good faith’ or not?

“NUS should drop the legal challenge against TODAY” – Veteran journalist and NUS employee

Tan Cheng Bock’s announcement adds fuel to the fire of early GE rumors

Ex-SAF Brigadier-General becomes Managing Director of another Singapore transit company

Bilahari Kausikan weighs in on Dr M’s debate with Oxford student, says, “What did he expect?”

Video of Whitley Secondary School teacher grabbing student’s t-shirt goes viral

Singapore-born immigrant rejoices that he now receives free healthcare after moving to Canada

Chee Soon Juan gripes about difficulties in finding book launch venue after being rejected by both Govt institute and NLB

Another PAP representative at WP-held Aljunied GRC misspells extremely common Malay word in flyer

Ex-PAP MP Inderjit Singh joins chorus of voices against CPF payout mechanism