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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April 10, 2018

Beware when your HDB is 34 years old?

What happens when your HDB flat becomes 34 years old?


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April 9, 2018

silvershemes.sg: Some schemes don’t look like “benefits”?

silvershemes.sg: Some schemes don’t look like “benefits”?


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April 9, 2018

Why nobody may buy older HDB flats?

Is HDB an “asset enhancement policy” or a “vanishing asset time bomb”?


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April 9, 2018

An unofficial history of the CPF?

A look back on the history of CPF may give an insight as to how the CPF scheme has evolved?


Piggy bank in the hands of the doctor.

April 8, 2018

Medical inflation: 2.4 or 9.6% – most expensive?

Is Singapore the most expensive for healthcare in the study?


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April 2, 2018

38 Oxley Rd: Happy ending alas?

Is this the happy ending of the saga of 38 Oxley Road?


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April 2, 2018

Come up with ideas to help “low-income”: Acta non verba?

Shouldn’t “Action not words” apply to helping low-income Singaporeans?


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April 1, 2018

Leong Sze Hian’s ‘failures’ (April Fool’s Day)?

We must encourage “failure”, rather than only “success”!


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March 30, 2018

Fake news: Facts missed, left out or ignored?

Why we need to look at facts that are missed, conveniently left out or just ignored?


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March 29, 2018

Profits from electricity: $1.6b a year?

How much profits in total are made from providing electricity to Singaporeans?


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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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