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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...

WP

One to watch: WP’s Kenneth Tiong may take Leon Perera’s place at Aljunied

WP MPs: No use complaining about opposition hardships; we were elected to do a job

‘Eating in hawker centres and neighbourhood coffee shops is normal for you’ — Netizen tells Jamus Lim

Residents tell WP team that because of electoral boundary changes, they’ve ‘technically relocated’ twice ‘without physically moving’

‘4th person confirmed?’ — Abdul Muhaimin featured in WP’s Sengkang MPs Aidilfitri greeting

Harpreet Singh: Many Singaporeans hold a strong emotional attachment to the WP

Sylvia Lim, Quah Kim Song go on honeymoon before the ‘busy months ahead’

Faisal Manap expresses heartfelt thanks to WP’s Kaki Bukit ‘volunteer force’ who’ve shown up for ‘4 long weekends’

Pritam Singh’s post on electoral boundaries draws laughs and shares

Jamus Lim: Progress in society depends heavily on all of us listening to each other