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 17, 2018

Illogical reasoning for not addressing HDB lease problem?

If supporting a 6.9 million population is not a problem – why has land for public housing suddenly become a serious problem now?


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May 15, 2018

Cleaners’ minimum wage: $1,060 – very low?

Isn’t a minimum wage of $1,060 very low?


Piggy bank in the hands of the doctor.

May 8, 2018

Hospital bill increased by 2,500%?

Is healthcare affordable when class C bills may have increased by about 2,500%?


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May 7, 2018

Govt’s share of ‘costs per university student’ down from 93.3% to 62.5%?

Why do we keep decreasing the government’s share of the costs per university student?


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May 6, 2018

May Day award: 398,100 local jobs, 676,900 foreign jobs, 499,508 new PRs, 230,916 new citizens?

How many of the locals’ job growth of 398,100 (676,900 foreign jobs’ growth) went to Singaporeans, when we granted 499,508 new PRs and 230,916 new citizens, from 2006 to 2017?


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May 5, 2018

Public hospitals: How much profits/losses?

Are our public hospitals making profits or losses?


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April 30, 2018

May Day: 12,800 job losses – how many S’poreans?

Without the breakdown of the jobs statistics into Singaporeans, PRs and foreigners – how do we know the statistics for Singaporeans?


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April 30, 2018

University fees increased up to 10.5% p.a., govt spending increased 1.4% p.a.?

University tuition fees increased by up to 10.5% per annum, against government spending per university student increased by only 1.4% per annum?


Piggy bank in the hands of the doctor.

April 30, 2018

More social spending + low tax rates = highest surpluses (does not compute?)

How is it possible that we have the highest budget surpluses per capita in the world, with a very low tax rate and huge increases in social spending?


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April 29, 2018

University fees up 7% p.a., surplus $1.4b, expenditure up 2%?

Is there really a need to increase university tuition fees every year, if the university has huge annual surpluses?


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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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