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            <title><![CDATA[Billionaire Ong Beng Seng’s Confidant Bought Sergey Brin’s Yacht]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Low De Wei]]></dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Core Inflation Rate Holds Steady at 3.1% in April]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore’s Foreign Worker Numbers Dip First Time in 10 Quarters]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:03:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Inflation Cools in March as MAS Retains 2024 Forecast]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Prime Minister Lee’s Scorecard: A Look at the Numbers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 03:02:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dali Delivered Ikea Furniture, Flooring Before Baltimore Crash]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:54:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Sees Inflation Bump From Lunar New Year Spending]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore’s Jobless Rate Stabilizes Amid Signs of Cooling Demand]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:11:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Retains Inflation Outlook Despite Surprise Pick-Up]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Economy Ends 2023 on Strong Note as New Risks Loom]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:02:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore November Core Inflation Signals Subdued Demand]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[From Taylor Swift Concerts to Michelin Meals, an Expats' Guide to Asia-Pacific Hubs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pay rises, taxes and rent can all influence expat workers’ choice of city. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Exports Swing to Growth First Time in 14 Months]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Real Income Falls 2.3% This Year as Inflation Lingers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:42:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Core Inflation Quickens for First Time in Nine Months]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Forecasts 1%-3% Growth in 2024 After GDP Beats]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Auto Premiums Take Record Plunge After Quota Increase]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[These Countries Are the Best at Attracting World’s Top Talent]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Varley]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Says Rising Car-Permit Costs Unlikely Foreigner-Driven]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore’s Core Inflation Cools to 18-Month Low in September]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Varley]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 05:02:07 GMT</pubDate>
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