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
HDB

November 21, 2022

Breaking news: HDB new building tech shortening wait time to 3.3 years – Minister said in 2011 average wait time 32 months, mostly 30 months, shortest 26 months?

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid0h2Lk4HYDhtMTJ51rbBhHc1oa8B1ofvW1onV66uKCsk6kBF9GEpXmyNjvR1P6E6hl


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November 20, 2022

HDB BTO ‘lottery’: What are my chances?

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02DMoBeJCYDRj7Bq6wXMom8Hby4n2CEZk9o2A1Evj9dx5uR4EkQPs4xvrs9x1X9cwhl


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November 20, 2022

Top University Rankings: 78.7% non-S’porean post-graduate students?

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid032hLenbsmGPTwfutexYE647tXcGQkEw5Ry6n3pB68rVrDu3Ax9Bk31JF1ipiD12nkl


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November 19, 2022

Breaking news: Malaysia election results – PN said will not form coalition govt with PH

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02mGoJoKCh9d6VN1FVMsc9339r27YRYy8Xddiri6iPo8jjJ7k2NmaiKNkXV6fMRnVYl


Fiscal

November 19, 2022

“Fiscal balance” “over the last 2 decades” $44b (est.)

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid0BsJYVmi6YFXLABB1fcg59vcLGVhQvYBF1k3zawxbcg6SL6jM5Tc8nH23WMVcbHb7l


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November 18, 2022

Breaking news: HDB received 10,240 requests for rental flats in 2021, of which 3,230 applications, or 32%, were approved – about 51,100 households living in public rental flats

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid0b3MNg1ERyxhv94PkofXPCve9bSR45WMTtQMXvzp3stH8Hcktg9wp1BGjf57yrZ2yl


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November 18, 2022

Breaking news: POFMA order indicates – “Fiscal balance” “over the last two decades”, was about $44 billion?

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02w7XiTzAh8at5LiPdzzdoiEhWqZ8hZYWnrVJfQustBakZhBEwzbpsc639Y21hf1SSl


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November 18, 2022

Breaking news: Gap between In ICU Up-to-date vaccination vs No Minimum Protection, per 100k population, widens sharply to 0.24 to 0.09?

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid0K61pAoN1uWxnVnmSTuM3bjoQUeERpbgdwCqj6TxBPQTjSgwStt6bEDwFR8vzcpfQl


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November 18, 2022

CPF payouts: 54% deferred payouts after 65

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid02pH6ctJUo9Vxx1vj2Dp8oTdoaP4WAN2i8mBGCEtLRfJ4gZVsHvXYde5ekSohHozZtl


Job statistics

November 17, 2022

Jobs statistics: The further back you look, the sadder it gets? Was our labour movement sleeping in the last 28 years?

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid0RAmBkwsrrvdQt4Muxndsc14HyupwmcT3LPzrQasKc1Nry4UNNEHjKUtTecxriY7vl


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Jobs

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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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