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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...

Food

SFA takes action against restaurant that allegedly dismissed diner’s concerns about cockroach on hotpot conveyor belt

Arguments about whether laksa or nasi lemak are from SG or M’sia only make Chef Damian D’Silva laugh

Singapore becomes No. 1 for lab-grown meat innovation, while others are still sceptical of the technology

Netizens astounded at Singaporeans who lined up for In-N-Out burgers as early as 3:30am

Singapore’s agri-food production declined in 2023 with additional impact from inflationary pressures and rising prices

S$1,424 (RM5,000) salary offered to Malaysian roti canai makers to flip their dough in Singapore

US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) “investigates” Nasi Lemak; Malaysians warn them about the “dangers” of this “fat rice” and its “sambal”

UK model “a little underwhelmed” by chicken rice, but loved nyonya kueh

Man pays S$49 for cai fan; most expensive “economy rice” in Singapore

Singapore’s kaya toast listed among top 50 most delicious sandwiches worldwide