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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...

Relationships

Singaporeans share their most outrageous and cringe-worthy dating experiences on Reddit

Love in the time of data breaches: X users warn others after M’sian woman asks dates for information, including income, on Google form

‘My mum is pressuring me to find a partner for BTO’ — Woman opens up about how SG’s BTO system adds unnecessary pressure on couples

‘Do I move out?’ — Daughter asks after her parents expect her boyfriend to fully finance BTO, buy a car, and give S$1 million cash gift

My dad, despite earning an income is still asking me and my sister S$1K so that he can give angbao to relatives to ‘save face’

Woman refuses to visit boyfriend’s parents for CNY after receiving ‘just $1.60’ hongbao from them last year

31 y/o man says first dates now feel like ‘job interviews’ with questions about income, BTO, and kids

S’porean asks if she overreacted when she asked her husband to change his all-black outfit before a big family CNY gathering

Outdated gender norms in 2025? Singaporean man calls out double standards in modern dating

Man asks if giving his wife ang bao for CNY is common practice; he has been doing it for several years