65 year old needs job to repay stranger who helped him buy HDB SA
65 year old desperately needs a job “After moving in to my Studio Apartment last Dec, I have not been able to secure stable income…
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Forum letter in 2005 on HDB and CPF?
TODAY, Weekend, 10~11 December 2005 Letter by Leong Sze Hian CPF lost through HDB loan I refer to the letter from the Housing and Development…
Parliament is a “bloody” waste of time?
theonlinecitizen May 27, 2014 Parliament is a “bloody” waste of time We refer to the articles “Low Thia Khiang and Indranee Rajah lock horns over…
Mother with 7 year old to be homeless soon
theonlinecitizen May 19, 2014 Mother with 7 year old to be homeless soon By Leong Sze Hian and financial counselling volunteers When Gladys (not her…
Surge in Special Housing Grant applications?
Special Housing Grant applications surge? We refer to the article “Applications surge after housing grant is extended” (Straits Times, May 11). Only 1,010 households received…
HDB Studio Downgraders get $200,000 each: Really?
We refer to the article “Studio apartments “effective”, downgraders have net proceeds of $200,000: Khaw” (Straits Times, May 7). Downgraders get $200,000 each? It states…
80% OF SINGAPOREANS ARE POORER THAN A CLEANER IN NORWAY
The Real Singapore 30 April, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/80-singaporeans-are-poorer-cleaner-norway By Leong Sze Hian, Han Hui Hui and Roy Ngerng We went to Oslo, Norway earlier this month. Norway has…
Few divorcees apply for new HDB scheme?
We refer to the article “HDB scheme helps house divorcees and widows” (Straits Times, Apr 14). It states that “She is among a small number…
17Mar1988: The most significant debate ever in our Parliamentary history?
First and foremost – thanks very much to ES for sending the following to me. In the annals of Singapore’s Parliamentary debates – perhaps the…
CPF and HDB: How much do Singaporeans lose?
I refer to Roy Nerng’s article on our CPF and HDB system (Apr 2). It states thst ” Do you know that if you had…