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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September 19, 2017

Top-up $2.8m CPF to protect from creditors?

Does transfer money to CPF an effective way to be protected from creditors?


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September 18, 2017

New Paper chided: “Can’t protect workers at cost of progress: Minister”?

The Government keeps saying that it will protect Singaporean workers, but the policies and statistics seem to suggest otherwise!


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September 17, 2017

HDB/CPF tips for the cash-strapped?

What you must do and must not do when you are cash-strapped or dead broke?


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September 17, 2017

LRT breakdowns: ‘Afterthought’ & ‘political pressure’ – what about MRT breakdowns?

With the high-frequency LRT breakdowns, is the LRT really a good transit way for commuters?


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September 17, 2017

Leong Sze Hian: My 41 years’ private education experience

Compared with the fame of the public university, private institutes continue to bear the label of mediocrity, is it the time for us to reconsider the condition that private institutes are facing.


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September 17, 2017

S’poreans are the 8th most ignorant in the world?

Why are Singaporeans the 8th most ignorant in the world?


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September 17, 2017

Global Retirement Index: ST says up 1 place, but the report says down 2 places?

Did Singapore fall 2 places to drop out of the top 25 in the Global Retirement Index, or up 1 place to 27th?


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September 15, 2017

F1 visitors magically increased when ticket sales at an all-time low?

The estimated cost of holding F1 in Singapore is around $150 million each year, does it even worth enough for the purpose of attracting more international visitors?


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September 15, 2017

2m get Skillsfuture Credit, but “went for training” only up 39,000?

Under the circumstances of rising unemployment and redundancies, does Skillsfuture course really work for Singaporeans?


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September 15, 2017

4,000 jobs growth: 0 to S’poreans?

New PRs granted may mean 0 jobs growth to S’poreans and the unemployment rate up, not down?


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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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