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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

SeaMoney becomes Monee in rebrand, CEO calls it ‘simple and cute’

SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee,...

My wife’s office manager keeps spiking her drink, yet the company still keeps the manager around

SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum...

Why does my mum’s former employer keep “accidentally” crediting salary and CPF to her and then ask her to pay back?

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a...

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...

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...

Relationships

‘I just feel so tired,’ S’porean shares his father backed out of financially supporting his uni education

My BF’s mother wants to put her name in our BTO, what should I do?

Father tells his adult children, “You two are my insurance. I paid for you when you were young, so now it’s your turn”

SG woman reminds S’poreans that “just because you have 4 kids, it won’t mean all 4 will put in the same effort in supporting you in old age”

Most young Singaporeans say they’re single by choice because “it’s not important, and we’ve got other things to worry about”

Man gets anxious after his cousin, who borrowed S$8k from him, stopped responding to his messages

21 y/o woman who dated and rejected over 30 men in just 1 year says it’s exhausting & expensive to date in SG as it costs her $100+ for each date

“You don’t give me enough” — Mum tells her jobless daughter who could only give her S$1.9K/month from her savings

“I wouldn’t want to be with someone who wants kids” — Young Singaporeans share their top relationship dealbreakers

Jobless daughter who gives her mum S$1.9K/month from her savings says her mum still tells her, “You don’t give me enough”