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Lifestyles of affluent seniors: how they are living it up

Forget the stereotype of uncles hanging out over beers at neighbourhood coffee shops

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Corinne Kerk

Published Thu, Jun 29, 2023 · 06:30 PM
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    Will you still need me, will you still feed me

    When I’m sixty-four…

    THE concern about being old and frail as raised in the lyrics of that Beatles’ song is indeed real for many. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in April that ageing is the biggest social transformation in Singapore for this generation.

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