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Battle for your wealth: S’pore banks step up fight to woo affluent clients

Singapore’s banks are pulling out all the stops for wealth clients.

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Employers get more support, $30m grant to boost hiring of persons with disabilities

The Government must be prepared to help defray costs of inclusive hiring, said the Health Minister.

Youth with autism making cookies at Crunchy Teeth, a social enterprise bakery that provides them with training and employment. It received its first Enabling Mark accreditation on Nov 10.

Partially forested area next to Marsiling Park slated for new Woodlands housing estate

Over 1,100 buses to get brighter, clearer service information displays by end-2028

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Sembawang Anchor, which will be launched in this exercise, will have 1,310 units of two-room flexi, as well as three-, four- and five-room flats on a site in Admiralty Lane and Sembawang Drive. 

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