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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...

SG Economy

George Yeo claims his belief in Cardinal Pell’s innocence is “not based on blind faith” in latest comments

Philippine’s ‘anti-narcotics campaign’ should never be duplicated by any nation – UN chief

President Xi Jinping opts for a natural look complete with grey hair

Lee Bee Wah slammed for portraying the Govt as one that “scrimps on itself” to provide for “stupid wastrels”

Expensive bus stop benches that were “meant to last 20 years” are set to be replaced in exercise costing millions

MCCY Minister Grace Fu highlights Li Hongyi’s mobile application in Parliament

CNB arrests 136 including elderly Singaporeans found with 3.75kg of heroin and other drugs

Satanist band curses “tragic excuse of a govt” and “honorless rats” for abrupt cancellation of Singapore concert

George Yeo doubles down on public support for Cardinal Pell despite backlash

Doctors welcome free cervical cancer vaccine for Sec 1 girls nationwide starting in April