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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May 7, 2018

Govt’s share of ‘costs per university student’ down from 93.3% to 62.5%?

Why do we keep decreasing the government’s share of the costs per university student?


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May 6, 2018

May Day award: 398,100 local jobs, 676,900 foreign jobs, 499,508 new PRs, 230,916 new citizens?

How many of the locals’ job growth of 398,100 (676,900 foreign jobs’ growth) went to Singaporeans, when we granted 499,508 new PRs and 230,916 new citizens, from 2006 to 2017?


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May 5, 2018

Public hospitals: How much profits/losses?

Are our public hospitals making profits or losses?


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April 30, 2018

May Day: 12,800 job losses – how many S’poreans?

Without the breakdown of the jobs statistics into Singaporeans, PRs and foreigners – how do we know the statistics for Singaporeans?


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April 30, 2018

University fees increased up to 10.5% p.a., govt spending increased 1.4% p.a.?

University tuition fees increased by up to 10.5% per annum, against government spending per university student increased by only 1.4% per annum?


Piggy bank in the hands of the doctor.

April 30, 2018

More social spending + low tax rates = highest surpluses (does not compute?)

How is it possible that we have the highest budget surpluses per capita in the world, with a very low tax rate and huge increases in social spending?


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April 29, 2018

University fees up 7% p.a., surplus $1.4b, expenditure up 2%?

Is there really a need to increase university tuition fees every year, if the university has huge annual surpluses?


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April 27, 2018

Unemployment rate: PRs & foreigners down, S’poreans unchanged?

Is the Singaporeans’ unemployment rate relatively worse off than that of PRs and foreigners?


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April 27, 2018

HDB & private property prices moving in opposite direction?

Why is it that private property prices are going up, whilst HDB prices are still going down?


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April 26, 2018

Citing “Population density” & “living density” together, makes no sense?

Saying and comparing “population density” and “living density” in one go at the same time is arguably, illogical?


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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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