More marriages and divorces in 2021 with easing of Covid-19 measures: SG Extra with Zakir Hussain

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Jul 6, 2022 · 8m

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' Zakir Hussain, Singapore editor at The Straits Times, speaks with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Goh and Bharati Jagdish. The number of marriages and divorces shot up after the first Covid-19 pandemic year of 2020 disrupted both nuptials and break-ups. A total of 28,329 couples wed last year, a 25.1 per cent jump from 2020, based on statistics released by the Department of Statistics (DOS) on Wednesday (July 6). Meanwhile, there were 7,890 marital dissolutions last year, a 13.4…