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Kolette Lim

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🔮 From public service to private romance FirstDate is being piloted among government employees aged 21 to 35 amid Singapore’s efforts to raise its fertility rate “It’s like ‘Why not?’, and I think it does have a few screening procedures so it might save you some trouble like having to deal with impersonators or people who do not match with their advertised profiles,” said Clare, who requested not to use her real name.

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🔮 Singapore must be able to say ‘no’ to US, China to preserve trust: Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan says Singapore must maintain trust with Washington and Beijing without becoming a proxy for either He also warned that the global landscape would remain unsettled if China and the United States failed to address their respective domestic issues.

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🔮 Observers say that through resonating with the hosts, Chan managed to convey Singapore’s sterner message of a call for major powers to build trust instead of coercion, though there is a risk that linguistic bonds may raise the expectation for Singapore to sympathise with Beijing’s interests.

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🔮 “I guessed that they might not have been doing that well since branches have been closing over the years, but I did not expect the whole chain to disappear just like that,” he said.

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FirstDate is being piloted among government employees aged 21 to 35 by GovTech, which told local media there was no decision yet to expand the initiative beyond the public sector.

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2026-10-13 · South China Morning Post

Can Singapore engineer love on dating apps? From public service to private romance · assertive framing

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Can Singapore engineer love on dating apps? asserted

Singapore → engineer → apps

From public service to private romance FirstDate is being piloted among government employees aged 21 to 35 amid Singapore’s efforts to raise its fertility rate “It’s like ‘Why not?’, and I think it does have a few screening procedures so it might save you some trouble like having to deal with impersonators or people who do not match with their advertised profiles,” said Clare, who requested not to use her real name. uncertain

who → pilot → name

Singapore launched dating platform FirstDate last month, as the city state grapples with a record-low fertility rate. asserted

state → launch → rate

While the platform has drawn criticism online for its limited eligibility range, observers say it is a good way to encourage first meetings for potential couples. asserted

it → draw → couples

FirstDate is being piloted among government employees aged 21 to 35 by GovTech, which told local media there was no decision yet to expand the initiative beyond the public sector. asserted

which → pilot → sector

The government agency has not provided figures on how many users in the sector meet its present criteria for the app. asserted

users → provide → app

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