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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...

Education

US dad worries about how much stress Singapore school system is putting on his teen daughter

Jamus Lim on why Singapore has never produced Nobel laureate and why straight-A students ‘never rise to the top’

Hwa Chong student from Vietnam admitted to top universities in UK, US, Canada & Singapore

Singapore’s MBA enrollees drop by 14% in 2023

US Professor: Could Singapore math be a fix for U.S. mathematics education?

Prospective PhD student asks if $2700 stipend is enough to live in Singapore

92.3% of SMU’s 2023 fresh graduates hired within 6 months of finishing final exams

Computer Sciences, IT, and Information Systems are the top courses preferred by JC, IB, and poly students

SG Budget 2024: Education support to allow Singaporeans aged 40 and above to get another diploma

Revolutionising learning: ChatGPT now enters Singapore school classrooms