Each town council different, but raise charges together?
Published by The Online Citizen on October 3, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – I refer to the Co-ordinating Secretary, 14 PAP Town Councils’ reply…
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18 Ways to reduce the Income Gap
http://www.onesingapore.org/news/18-ways-to-reduce-the-income-gap/ By Leong Sze Hian With the gap between rich and poor widening, financial advisor and commentator Leong Sze Hian argues that new government policies…
HDB flats seem to be priced many times my annual income. How can I afford one?
Published by The Online Citizen on October 1, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – According to the titled article at www.hdbspeaks.sg, posted on 06 Sep…
Daughter became homeless caring for disabled mother
Published by The Online Citizen on September 25, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – Rina (not her real name) who was living in a homeless…
7 questions for the Town Council
I refer to the article “MP Teo Ho Pin: Our net investment return of TC fund is 2.9%, better than inter-bank rate of 0.9%” (TR…
HDB: Bed bug furniture gone, but still no replacement?
Madam Ang (not her real name) is 57 years old, and works as a tea lady in an office. She stays in a 1-room HDB…
A statistical analysis of the Editorial “Tharman: Firms have difficulties finding S’porean workers. Really?”
I refer to the Editorial “Tharman: Firms have difficulties finding S’porean workers. Really?” (TR Emeritus, Aug 11). Yearbook of Statistics 2012 Let’s take a look…
Housing woes of a single mother?
Amy and Mary (not their real names) came with Jane, a 35 year old unmarried single mother, who is staying in a shared 3-room HDB…
Town council: $4.38m surplus – still increase fees?
I refer to the articles “Municipal charges to go up at HDB estates managed by 7 town councils” (Straits Times, Jul 28) and “7 town…
Lowest income hardest hit by inflation, but not much affected as they own homes?
I refer to the article “Pace of inflation quickens again” (Today, Jul 24).http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120724-0000044/Pace-of-inflation-quickens-again Inflation increase to 5.3% It states that “Year-on-year, inflation last month was…