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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Hot Topics
  • 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?
What has

February 1, 2023

Craftsmen & related trades workers’ real income decreased 12.3% last year, -0.1% p.a. last 21 years, Female non-PMETs decreased 6.7% last year, increased 0.5% p.a. last 21 years?

“The rocky road to raising low-end pay scales The roll-out of the Progressive Wage Model spells great promise, but also challenges” (ST, Feb 1) “One…


Breakdown

January 31, 2023

Breakdown of 2022 Jobs Growth into residents & foreigners, is n.a. and n.a.??

“As per the Department’s usual practice, resident and non-resident quarterly employment change figures will not be released for the Labour Market Advance Release. These figures…


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January 25, 2023

HDB 2-room flexi: 50-year lease $127,000 vs 99-year lease $109,000 – $173,000 (average $141,000)?

After I wrote “HDB starts to sell 3-rm at shorter 50-year lease – no wonder become more affordable?” (Jan 24) https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid027JqGAP8eUd4TB7ddhswv4DHm3UdTk2Qg2vDUar7eSCeUrszn5QHQSFJf7cq9SLbNl – someone remarked that…


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January 24, 2023

HDB starts to sell 3/4-rm at shorter 50-year lease – no wonder become more affordable?

“Over 700 families in rental flats bought homes in 2022: HDB” (ST, Jan 24) “Madam Lee, 53, moved into a two-room Housing Board flexi flat…


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January 24, 2023

Polyclinic fees keep increasing – got surpluses or not?

“Singapore healthcare firms ailed by rising costs, but there are bright spots” (BT, Jan 24)Comment: My friend who gave birth to 3 children (2 boys…


Average HDB

January 23, 2023

Average HDB BTO 4-room prices increased by 41% for non-mature estates, against just 18% for mature estates. and 90% for resale flats (HDB Resale Price Index), from 2007 to 2013

Average HDB BTO 4-room prices increased by 41% for non-mature estates, against just 18% for mature estates. and 90% for resale flats (HDB Resale Price…


The mystery

January 22, 2023

The “Mystery” of what percentage of the Jobs Growth (<10%) in 2022 (1st 3 quarters) went to S'poreans, may have been solved?

During the Live from Taipei with Terry Xu & Leong Sze Hian – Not Meaningful Roundup of 2022! (10 Jan 2023) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy6OK0ZA36g- Terry mentioned…


HBDB

January 22, 2023

HDB BTO 2-room: Increased 135.8% vs 77.9% Income increase of Service & Sales Workers 2004 – 2021?

The average prices of non-matured estates HDB BTO 2-room flats increased from $99,500 in 2004 to $234,662 in 2021 https://stackedhomes.com/……/are-btos-still……/…… This works out to an…


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January 22, 2023

Malaysians leaving S’pore to live, but work here – S’poreans too?

“Record-high HDB rents driving Malaysians working in S’pore to live in JB” (ST, Jan 22) “A common room, or a bedroom without an attached toilet,…


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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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