Daily Briefing: Retirement age urged to be raised to 65; HDB moves to prevent foreigner enclaves

And bus, train card fares to go up.

Singapore should consider raising its retirement age to older than 65, and the National Wages Council (NWC) should re-introduce a mandatory component to its wage increment recommendations to ensure employers here comply. Read more here.
Singapore's Housing Development Board (HDB) has introduced a limit on the number of non-citizens (NCs) it will permit to be subtenants in its properties. Find out more here.
Bus and train commuters in Singapore not eligible for certain concessions will pay between four and six cents more per journey on card transactions starting from 6 April this year. Know more here.

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