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?
GIC

July 13, 2018

Report GIC returns in S$ also so that we know CPF % rates are very good & fair

If GIC reports its returns in S$ also – Singaporeans may complain less about not getting CPF interest rates that are actually good and fair


Wheelchair walk

July 12, 2018

ElderShield: $133m claims, $4b surpluses/reserves?

Is ElderShield possibly the most profitable national long-term care insurance scheme in the world?


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July 12, 2018

Parliament: ‘Insensitive’ remarks on the 4 in 10 earning below $2.5k/unemployed?

With 4 in 10 earning less than $2,500 or unemployed – do we need such ‘insensitive’ remarks in Parliament?


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July 11, 2018

CareShield Life: Investment returns for members – why not for CPF too?

If the investment returns for CareShield Life can be returned to members – why can’t CPF investment returns be the same too?


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July 11, 2018

Teachers parking kept by schools: Why never tell us earlier?

Why did the Government forget to tell Singaporeans in March, such an important fact that the teachers’ parking revenue will be given to the individual schools?


Marina Bay, Singapore – Photo: Leonid Yaitsky via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

July 10, 2018

Putting the numbers to ‘New Malaysia makes Singapore look outdated’?

What are the statistics that relate to Singapore ‘looking outdated’?


temasek

July 7, 2018

Norway fund “management costs” US$0.5b, Temasek “admin. expenses” S$8b

Why is it that Temasek does not disclose its “management costs” like Norway’s sovereign wealth fund?


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July 7, 2018

Don’t give too much help to the poor?

Do these arguments against giving too much help to the poor – make sense to you?


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July 7, 2018

Workfare: Self-employed $8 cash monthly?

Why is it that the cash component payout under Workfare is so low?


Photo:TODAY file

July 6, 2018

1st time ever jobs growth data for S’poreans?

What’s the point of replying to the Straits Times Forum, when the 2 most important jobs statistics are missing?


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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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