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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

Singapore to buy F-35 warplanes from the US, “SAF more lethal in all domains”

PM Lee seconds Desmond Lee, urging ‘practical’ not ‘ideological’ solutions to inequality

SDP highlights PM Lee’s GE2015 promises as it prepares to launch its cost of living policy

Migrant workers protest in CBD to demand unpaid salaries of nearly $300,000

After phasing out streaming in schools, Chee Soon Juan flings LHL’s accusation of “failed ideas” back at him

Manpower Minister Josephine Teo: From July 2019, firms that hire foreigners must pay locals at least S$1,300

Singapore tops in Asia Pacific’s survey of safe countries for women

“How can we compete with foreigners?” – Unemployed single mother laments

Ownself praise ownself? Lee Bee Wah draws flak for comparing the Govt to a generous grandfather

In what capacity did Ivy Ng sign documents at MINDEF submarine launch event?