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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

Teacher’s affair exposed in class after private chats with student accidentally projected on screen

29 yo man with $500K savings considers moving out due to bad blood with parents

“This is the reality of raising children” – Singaporean neglects parents who raised him for 25 years after meeting GF

Woman asks, “Do SG guys send their girlfriend home for the dating culture here?”

Bridesmaid says the newlyweds “took back all gate crash red packets and made all bridesmaids pay for their own dresses”

“Parents, did the relationship with your spouse and in-laws change after having kids?” — Woman asks after another parent warns her that it does

S’porean asks if “it’s true that the responsibility of looking after elderly parents is always handed to the children who didn’t get married?”

Bride calls off wedding after fiancé’s mother gives ultimatum over pre-wedding photoshoot plans

Man says his girlfriend’s sister has been constantly borrowing money from him, and when he declines her request, his girlfriend gets upset

Woman puzzled and heartbroken after man earning S$1.5k suddenly stops pursuing her after three weeks