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By Joyce Koh, Michelle Jamrisko, and Philip Heijmans

August 18, 2019 at 3:48 PM UTC

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August 19, 2019 at 4:31 AM UTC

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Singapore extended support for older workers in the aging island nation as the current leadership prepares to hand over to a new generation in the next few years.