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(29 Dec) - These days a Singaporean professional is likely to have Filipino colleagues. With many more taking up service sector jobs, he is also likely to be served by a Filipino at a restaurant, supermarket, or doctor's clinic. The estimated number of Filipinos working in Singapore tripled in the past decade to about 167,000... 

Elderly and still at work - Fok Mei-song, 64, Mak Kwok-hon, 68, and Wong Siu-ying, 85, pictured in Sham Shui Po earlier this month. Photo: May Tse (27 December, 2014)  -  To still be working at 70 is not something Hongkongers are “proud of” but rather a necessity for elderly people in a city that lacks much of a social... 

By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo Newsroom – Dec. 24, 2014 Hundreds of Singaporeans gathered at Hong Lim Park for the #ReturnOurCPF (MediShield Life) protest. 6. #ReturnOurCPF: What reforms do people actually want? And here's the final thing Singaporeans can't seem to agree on for this year — and it sure isn't the smallest issue,...