SINGAPORE: Singaporeans value families – they want to get married, have children and feel a strong sense of filial piety a survey found. However, statistics by the Social and Family Development Ministry (MSF) show a gap between what they desire…
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The Government will continue to make policies that benefit all Singaporeans, regardless of how they voted, said Minister for Manpower and Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin, during a visit to opposition-held Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC). Reassuring residents of…
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Marriage dissolution rates among recent marriage cohorts have increased compared to those in the past, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) announced on Monday (Apr 6). Among those who married in 2003, 16.1 per cent had their marriage…
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Less well-off national servicemen who receive financial aid from the Singapore Armed Forces may continue to receive help even after they have completed their full-time stints. Under a proposal by a feedback body to the Government on defence matters, these…
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Singapore’s Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing on Friday joined the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), in a move widely seen as his imminent takeover as labour chief later this year, when Lim Swee Say steps down….
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