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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May 28, 2018

CareShield Life actuarial report should be public information?

The actuarial report for CareShield Life should be made public information, so that Singaporeans can have a better understanding of how it works?


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May 27, 2018

CareShield Life to replace ElderShield: Claims to premiums statistics?

Will the claims to premiums ratio for CareShield Life be like ElderShield?


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May 27, 2018

Child benefits that pay the higher-income more cause inequality?

Child benefits should not pay higher-income families more than the lower-income?


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May 26, 2018

S’pore’s public debt per capita 8x Malaysia’s?

Is Singapore’s Debt Per Capita about 8 times higher than Malaysia’s?


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May 26, 2018

GDP up, exports down, infrastructure up?

Puzzling stellar economic growth with declining exports?


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May 26, 2018

Orchard Rd floods: Once in 50 years after spending $2b?

After spending billions to prevent floods – floods again in Orchard road?


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May 25, 2018

CDA: 1 to 42% subscribed – discriminates poorer famiies?

Are we discriminating against lower-income families and contributing to inequality, by having schemes like the Child Development Account in its current form? I refer to…


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May 25, 2018

Checks & balance, values, morals & public duty: AIM saga?

Where were arguably, the checks and balance, values, morals and public duty in the AIM saga? I refer to the article “Parking charges for teachers…


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May 20, 2018

Parliament: The “moral value” of public policies?

How can our public policies have “moral value” when from a cashflow perspective – we do not spend any money on pensions, public housing and healthcare?


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May 18, 2018

More breakdowns = higher fares, no penalties?

Is the reasoning behind our public transport policies flawed – one of the least reliable and most expensive fares in the world? I refer to…


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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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