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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  • September 24, 2024 | Population increased to 6.04m – 39.7% non-S’poreans, 46% (est.) non-native S’poreans (if including new citizens)
  • August 24, 2024 | Let the numbers (Top 10 in last 10 days) do the talking!
  • August 23, 2024 | Suggestion to address cost of living & retirement issues
  • August 23, 2024 | Breaking news: Highest “scammed” in the world!
  • August 17, 2024 | Kamala Harris’s top 3 election issues vis-a-vis S’pore’s?
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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: A Suaram or Malaysiakini in S’pore?

Leong Sze Hian 9:25AM Dec 25, 2010 The annual report of Suaram said that despite reforms promised by Prime Minister Najib Razak when he came…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: Should Singapore’s social safety net be emulated?

Leong Sze Hian 10:23AM Dec 18, 2010 Four pillars safety net Singapore’s social safety net is based on four pillars – Central Provide Fund (CPF),…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: Is Singapore’s job market really booming?

Leong Sze Hian 11:07AM Dec 11, 2010 A total of 18,000 new job seekers registered for employment assistance in Singapore in the first nine months…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: Are M’sians who settled in S’pore better off?

Leong Sze Hian 12:45PM Dec 4, 2010 COMMENT When I talk to my Malaysian and Singaporean friends, the conversation often gets to the very wide…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: S’pore kids of mixed descent can now choose

Leong Sze Hian 1:25PM Nov 27, 2010 From Jan 2 this year, the race of Singapore new born children will have to be indicated on…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: Why S’pore will sling past Malaysia’s GDP

Leong Sze Hian 4:02PM Nov 20, 2010 Singapore is set to overtake Malaysia as the third largest economy in Southeast Asia by the end of…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: S’pore polls coming, too: Part III

Leong Sze Hian 12:12PM Nov 13, 2010 This is the third and final part of a comparison between Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) election…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: S’pore polls coming, too: Part II

Leong Sze Hian 5:40PM Nov 6, 2010 This is the second part of our comparison of Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) election manifesto against…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: S’pore polls coming too: Time for a report card

Leong Sze Hian 10:58AM Oct 30, 2010 Malaysiakini, the Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) and the Civil Rights Committee (CRC-KLSCAH) organised a talk…


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April 17, 2013

Malaysiakini: Taxis on both sides of Causeway – which’s better?

Leong Sze Hian 1:43PM Oct 23, 2010 Whenever I travel by taxi in Malaysia and Singapore, I try to hold a conversation with the driver,…


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Jobs

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August 17, 2024

Kamala Harris’s top 3 election issues vis-a-vis S’pore’s?


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August 1, 2024

Workforce: 45.1% Foreign + PR, 52.7% (est.) if include new citizens, 59.9% (est.) if include MDW


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July 30, 2024

More workers earned “lower-income”?


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May 9, 2024

What % of PMETs are non-native S’poreans?


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March 25, 2024

Share of newly-created positions reached a high of 47.3% out of all vacancies (79,800 in Dec) in 2023, 94.5% employment growth to foreigners in 2023


Healthcare

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January 6, 2024

590g Premature baby’s $170,000 KKH bill fundraiser – Healthcare inflows relative to outflows


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December 22, 2023

5 most significant “events in healthcare” in 2023 – What about this one?


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December 14, 2023

Penalise abusive patients/visitors, waiting times, stress


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October 2, 2023

Median hospital beds waiting time 7.2 hours


Source from The Straits Times

May 1, 2023

No or low-income patient in AV $13,001 house: Subsidy reduced from 80 to 30%?


CPF

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August 23, 2024

Suggestion to address cost of living & retirement issues


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March 14, 2024

CPF: The “short-term” vs “long-term” returns argument?


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March 4, 2024

Breaking news (Parliament): 99% (about 831,600) can transfer their entire SA into their RA


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February 28, 2024

CPF SA closure not aimed at saving %, “locking up money”


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February 20, 2024

CPF: Closure of SA for age over 55 – Implications for retirement planning


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