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Investing in stocks or stuff?

Is it better to buy stocks or invest in tangible things?

Is it better to buy stocks or invest in tangible things?

Me and My Money: The Singapore collector who rejected a $1.3m offer for Pokemon card

HDB launches 9,012 BTO and balance flats, including Prime project in Redhill

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Problematic gaming prevalent among young adults in Singapore, shows need for ‘third places’: Experts

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Touch Grass Week at NUS College encourages undergrads to take learning offline

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Dr. Samar Faruqi (second from left) conducting her class Global Narratives outdoors with NUS students at NUS College on Jan 26, 2026
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Dr. Samar Faruqi (second from left) conducting her class Global Narratives outdoors with NUS students at NUS College on Jan 26, 2026

askST Jobs: Why does my progress at work feel slow?

Sometimes, employees may feel they are falling short of their managers’ expectations, leading to a sense of slow progress in their roles.
Sometimes, employees may feel they are falling short of their managers’ expectations, leading to a sense of slow progress in their roles.

Prosperous plushies: Food merch, blind boxes and collabs for Chinese New Year

Up your festive merch game this Chinese New Year 2026 with fun food merchandise collaborations.
Up your festive merch game this Chinese New Year 2026 with fun food merchandise collaborations.

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Northern Lights on a budget? Here’s how I did it

Money-saving strategies can make travelling to Norway a lighter financial expense.

Money-saving strategies can make travelling to Norway a lighter financial expense.

Me and My Money: 20-year-old entrepreneur sees the light in designing 3D-printed lamps

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‘I had to fake it till I made it’: S’porean chef, 30, heads Michelin-starred restaurant in New York

Ng Jing Wen wants to infuse Singaporean and South-east Asian flavours into Noksu's menu.

Noksu executive chef Ng Jing Wen has lived in New York for nearly a decade now.

askST Jobs: How honest should I be during an exit interview?

School of life: These dropouts became successful entrepreneurs – here’s the grit behind their glow ups

Headstart On Record Podcast

Being kinder to yourself during job changes

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Touch Grass Week at NUS College encourages undergrads to take learning offline

They are urged to go screen-free, relying on discussion, physical texts and handwritten notes instead.

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Dr. Samar Faruqi (second from left) conducting her class Global Narratives outdoors with NUS students at NUS College on Jan 26, 2026

More young adults, teens in Singapore being diagnosed with cancer

Dating apps are broken and users are paying the price

Aesthetic tourism takes off: Why more Singaporeans are travelling for beauty treatments

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