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THE economy may be technically out of a recession, but there is no let up in the numbers of those looking for help.
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean
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He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a community event in
Pasir Ris, where he led a group of youths on a kayaking expedition to
clean up Sungei Api Api, a river there.
Mr Teo, who is an MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol
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'Some of them have lost their jobs, many have faced reductions in their
take-home pay, salary cuts, loss of bonus as well. Quite a lot of them
are in industries associated with the airlines and the airport.'
He said that when the recession hit a
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