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Daily Briefing: Retirement age urged to be raised to 65; HDB moves to prevent foreigner enclaves

And bus, train card fares to go up.

  • Singapore should consider raising its retirement age to older than 65, and the National Wages Council (NWC) should re-introduce a mandatory component to its wage increment recommendations to ensure employers here comply. Read more here.
  • Singapore's Housing Development Board (HDB) has introduced a limit on the number of non-citizens (NCs) it will permit to be subtenants in its properties. Find out more here.
  • Bus and train commuters in Singapore not eligible for certain concessions will pay between four and six cents more per journey on card transactions starting from 6 April this year. Know more here.
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