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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November 4, 2018

Hawkers: ST not worth the paper its printed on?

Very long article on the problem of ‘social enterprise hawker centres’ – but not a single word on the increase in costs?


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November 3, 2018

MRT reliability: Disappearing statistics?

Is the rhetoric of “improved rail reliability” due to the selective disclosure of the statistics?


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November 2, 2018

$1.3t reserves: Hoarding surpluses, increasing prices?

With our huge reserves of $1.3 trillion – why is there still a need to horde Budget surpluses and increase the prices of practically everything?


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November 2, 2018

Help disadvantaged children: Help their families – HDB, jobs, etc?

The focus of our policies to help disadvantaged children in their education is not enough – we need to help their families


Marina Bay, Singapore – Photo: Leonid Yaitsky via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

November 1, 2018

MSF Inequality paper: Full of ‘rubbish’?

Why do we continue to be in denial that inequality is high in Singapore?


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November 1, 2018

Wage increase wiped out by fare increase, etc?

Are our wage increases catching up with the increase in transport fares, water, electricity, etc?


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October 31, 2018

PSC: Scholars’ diversity – no data?

Why no statistics on scholarships awarded – inequality?


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October 30, 2018

Transport fares: Highest increase in history?

Why increase transport fares by the highest ever in history?


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October 30, 2018

AHTC trial: ST not worth the paper its printed on?

I believe Tommy Koh when he said the Straits Times was biased in reporting?


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October 30, 2018

Min. Wage vs PWM: Let the nos. talk?

The debate on the minimum wage vs the progressive wage model has failed to look at the most important statistic?


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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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