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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...

Sports

Singapore Festival of Football: Liverpool to face Bayern and Leicester in pre-season tour

SEA Games 2023: Best-ever results for swimming, Jonathan Tan qualifies for Olympics, multiple meet records broken

SEA Games: All-local born paddlers win men’s team gold medal with former medalist Gao Ning as coach

Singapore badminton receives $1.1m sponsorship boost, shuttlers off to Sudirman Cup after bronze medal win at SEA Games

Allied and OCBC win Speedway Championships in biggest cycling event since 2019, OCBC Cycle virtual rides to continue till June

Quah siblings making waves for Singapore in the pools at the SEA Games

Shanti Pereira breaks SEA Games 200m record, Soh Rui Yong misses out on medal in 1,500m event

Soh Rui Yong says SG football needs Chinese players

Filipino gymnast sensation Carlos Yulo to compete at Asian Championships in Singapore

Singapore men’s football team out of group stage, search for medal at the SEA Games continues