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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 OT till 9pm almost daily’ — 25 y/o earning $3K/month burnt out just 2 weeks into her new job, considers quitting without backup...

SINGAPORE: Burnt out just two weeks into a new...

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

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...

Featured News

Employer says her maid goes out on ‘unauthorized outings, breaks house rules, and changes phone number’

‘Is my market value less than a teh peng?’ — Woman stunned after her date asks her to pay him back for iced milk tea

Family seeks help for beloved 92-year-old grandmother after devastating stroke

‘It’s a pity’: Sylvia Lim expresses disappointment over Aljunied GRC boundary change

‘All those hard years of work diluted with the stroke of a pen’: Chee Soon Juan laments erasure of Bukit Batok SMC

SPP promises to extend Chiam See Tong’s legacy as opposition giant turns 90

11 years on, Malaysia is still committed to searching for missing MH370

‘Much of the EBRC’s decision-making remains unexplained’ — PSP questions the rationale behind new boundary changes

Ex-politician calls it “surreal” to be reclassified as voter in new GRC after boundary changes

WP acknowledges “significant” boundary changes in the wards it has been active in