Leong Sze Hian

Past president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1000 times in the media....

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  • February 10, 2026 | Associate Professionals & Technicians: 0.2% p.a. real increase in income last 24 years (495,500 resident workers)
  • February 4, 2026 | Highest paid in the world, Most fatigued in the world, Most depressed in Asia, etc?
  • January 12, 2026 | Why “Vouchers & Temporary Rebates” don’t solve S’poreans’ Cost of Living problem?
  • December 24, 2025 | A tribute to M Ravi Several friends contacted me as the news of M Ravi’s death broke today
  • December 19, 2025 | Some Suggestions To Improve The “Parliamentary System” To Enhance Civil And Political Rights (UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) Singapore’s Parliament and Political Standards: A Critical Examination
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August 15, 2017

Infrastructure spending is more than 150 times social welfare spending?

Should we reconsider spending more than 150 times more on infrastructure spending, than social welfare spending?


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August 14, 2017

Business closure (61,138 in 2016) increased 53%?

The increase in the number of businesses that closed is alarming!


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August 13, 2017

National Day: Labour data does not gel with the rhetoric?

The labour statistics do not seem to gel well with the rhetoric?


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August 12, 2017

Fiscal policies: S’pore vs Hong Kong?

Is Singapore worse off than Hong Kong?


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August 12, 2017

Are we or are we not a democracy?

Is Singapore democratic?


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August 11, 2017

National day focus: Something very wrong with preschool help? (Part 2)

We need to give more help to parents to have children.


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August 9, 2017

National day focus: Something very wrong with preschool help?

We should do more to help particularly lower income families to raise their children.


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August 8, 2017

What has Li Shengwu got to do with the elected presidency?

The elected President should arguably, not be from the ruling party.


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August 6, 2017

Statistics on “contempt of court” cases

So far this year, it would appear that there have been three cases of “contempt of court”.


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August 2, 2017

11,400 jobs to locals against 61,005 new PRs & 42,917 new citizens?

How many of the 11,400 jobs growth to locals went to Singaporeans?


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February 10, 2026

Associate Professionals & Technicians: 0.2% p.a. real increase in income last 24 years (495,500 resident workers)


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December 12, 2025

What’s the problem with the “1 hour a week” definition of being counted as “employed”?


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December 12, 2025

When you read the media reports today, about the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) third-quarter labour report, did you know that the unemployment rate for S’poreans increased relatively more than that of Residents and Overall?


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November 1, 2025

805,000 – 925,000 (est.) Total Working-Age Population Not in Optimal Employment (Under-employed (Time, Income/Skills) + Involuntarily Unemployed + Voluntarily Unemployed)


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November 1, 2025

52.5% of PMETs Non-native S’poreans (Est.)


Healthcare

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December 9, 2025

HEALTHCARE CAPACITY IN SINGAPORE: Why Hospital Beds Lag Behind Population Growth — A Structural Crisis


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December 5, 2025

Even Class C deductible increase to $1,500: Assume everyone can afford (Medisave/Cash)?


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November 9, 2025

Rising healthcare costs: Some suggestions


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October 15, 2025

The plight of caregivers in S’pore


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September 28, 2025

What are some statistics that matter most?


CPF

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December 10, 2025

S$26.65b (ChatGPT scenario est.) Difference between GIC annualised returns & current % to CPF Members (ChatGPT est.)


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December 5, 2025

60% can’t meet FRS (est.), 33% HDB flats Seniors, 86% say stay until die: So how?


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December 4, 2025

Which pension system in the world has only 40% attaining benchmark?


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October 18, 2025


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September 28, 2025

What are some statistics that matter most?


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