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A 'silver tsunami' looms. What can Singapore do about it?

The issues of the elderly in a few years' time may not be the same as what we are worried about today.

ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA
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Singapore is greying rapidly.

While this development has been flagged on multiple occasions in the past, the release of population census data earlier this month provides a stark illustration of the looming silver tsunami.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 27, 2021, with the headline A 'silver tsunami' looms. What can Singapore do about it?. Subscribe