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…
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S Pass increased 12.5% last 6 months
I refer to the articles “S’pore on right track to cut foreign labour dependency” (Straits Times, Oct 1) and “Shrinking the foreign workforce ‘would have…
Proposals to narrow income gap fly thick and fast at forum
Yahoo News Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob and opposition politician Nicole Seah look on as fellow panellist…
Labour report snippets: Looking good?
I refer to the Labour Market report Q2 2010 released on 14 September. 79,000 unemployed “Some 79,000 residents including 69,900 Singapore citizens were unemployed in…
Halimah Yacob, Nicole Seah and Leong Sze Hian speaking at ONE (Singapore)
http://www.onesingapore.org/news/mdm-halimah-yacob-nicole-seah-leong-sze-hian-to-lead-discussion-about-poverty-inequality/ The wealth gap in Singapore is widening. More families are having problems making ends meet. Join Minister of State Mdm Halimah Yacob, Nicole Seah…
The never ending story of low productivity?
I refer to the article “Productivity rates a matter of concern” (Straits Times, Sep 13). It states that “Last year, labour productivity here grew by…
Employment pass approval dropped?
I refer to the article “30% of EP, S-Pass applicants rejected so far this year”. (Asiaone, Sep 10) It states that “30 per cent of…
Help housewives and retirees become security guards?
Published by The Online Citizen on September 13, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has launched a new initiative to…
Foreigner influx curtailed?
Joshua Chiang, the former Chief Editor of theonlinecitizen alerted me to the following population data:- PRs and new citizens dropped Between 2008 and 2011, the…
Increase social spending means more taxes?
I refer to the article “Social spending – where will money come from?” (Straits Times, Sep 4). How much total reserves? It states that “If…