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Gregory Loo

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Not everyone was cheering the just-announced SG50 public holiday on Aug 7. At least if you go by some of the comments on the Internet today. A number of people were sceptical - perhaps because the Ministry of Manpower's mobile website was down after the initial announcement. This article was first published on March 14, 2015. Get The New Paper...

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