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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...

Rare Animal Sightings

Woman spots wild boar piglets fallen into drain, takes close up picture and escapes quickly before mother boar attacks her

VIDEO | Mommy tiger can cuddle with cubs too

Lion gets new hairstyle, rebonded + straight bangs, but does not look too happy about it, hairstylist might get in trouble

Monitor Lizard spotted in LRT lift, netizens say it “Found out public transport price and decided to walk instead”

Wild boar spotted at Bukit Batok roadside, netizens joke: “House them in Istana as it’s under utilise most of the time”

Netizen asks free-range ‘kampong chicken’ can eat or not?

Venomous snake spotted at Green Corridor, Netizen says it could be Spitting Cobra — spits venom up to 3 metres targeting ‘aggressor’ eyes

Crying monkey at Yishun Park, what could be the reason?

“Wild boars in my area likely on steroids” — Netizen shares photo of huge & muscular wild boar at Bukit Timah

Crocodile sunbathing, takes over Choa Chu Kang canal, YOU shall not pass!