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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

SG man says, “Men and women should split the bill on dates” as both are working and earning an income

Man says his friends always expect him to pay for their meals because he earns “4-5x more” than them

“Is age gap between husband and wife important?” — Man with 9 years age difference from his wife asks

Woman says “she ruined her own life” after she “changed her life plans because of her ex-BF”

Woman says she doesn’t understand why guys “always see me as a bro” despite dressing up and wearing makeup

My friend treats me like I’m his ATM machine: ‘How do I force him to return my money?’

Man’s sister doesn’t want him to come home after he moved out and lost his job

Son asks, “How to offer money” to his dad to cover his bills and top up his CPF because his dad rejects it

More men and women harbour thoughts of robot intimacy

Hari Raya surprise! — Son made his dad’s lifelong dream come true with 2 SIA tickets to New Zealand