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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...

Lifestyle

S’porean socialite Jamie Chua shares her 5 regrets which happen to be all Chanel handbags

Idy Chan says she and Chow Yun Fat broke up because of her mother in law

Bruce Lee’s daughter annoyed that she did not get consulted over Lee’s character in Quentin Tarantino’s new film

‘If you’re dark-skinned, you’re not beautiful’: 2019 Miss India beauty pageant heats up debate on ‘colourism’

Singapore K-Pop fans purchase ad space to commemorate BTS’ 6th anniversary

Heads up, coffee lovers: where to go for seriously good coffee in Singapore

What is behind the tragic suicides of Western celebrities?

Show your appreciation for dad with these feast destinations this Father’s Day 2019

Topmost restaurants at Jewel Changi Airport bid to close earlier than 3 am due to lack of customers

No ‘Endgame’ for Marvel fan: he’s seen ‘Avengers’ film 110 times