Homeless for 5 years, 2-room flat ready but can’t pay resale levy?
Homeless for 5 years Rina (not her real name), age 52, has been living for about 5 years in a homeless shelter for women and…
$1.7b MediShield reserves, but $2.4b MediShield assets?
We refer to the article “Size of MediShield reserves” (TR Emeritus, Sep 16). $1.7b MediShield Fund reserves It states that “Mr Gan Kim Yong (Minister…
Jobs created: 86% to locals or a few % to S’poreans?
I refer to the article “Employment and pay for locals go up, foreign employment growth slows” (Straits Times, Sep 16). It states that “Employment grew…
63,900 job vacancies – mostly low pay?
63,900 job vacancies We refer to the article “Shortage of skilled staff in some sectors with 63,900 vacancies in June” (Straits Times, Sep 16). 12,000…
JB toll rise: Another profiting at every opportunity?
We refer to the article “SMEs will be hardest hit by Causeway toll increase: SCCCI” (Channel. NewsAsia, Sep 16). Why increase toll for Singaporeans? It states…
Meaningless jobs’ statistics without new PRs/citizens?
We refer to the article “FT employment in SG still growing but has slowed” (TR Emeritus, Sep 15). Local employment growth 4.2% It states that…
4 in 10 spend less than 6 hours a week with family?
We refer to the article “Poll reveals 9 in 10 want more family time” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 13). Spend 6 or less hours with family…
Creativity: “Democracy and free debate”?
We refer to the article “Singapore ranked 8th in creative productivity in Asia” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 12). “Democracy and free debate are critical”? It states…
ComCare: Needy up 116%, but funding dropped?
72,000 needy families? We refer to the article “72,000 needy Singaporeans and families got ComCare assistance in 2013” (Straits Times, Sep 11). It states that…
CPF advisory panel needs 12 months?
We refer to the article “Advisory body to look into possible enhancements to CPF appointed” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 10). It states that “The panel will…