YPAP budget forum: Not much sense?
I refer to the remarks made at the YPAP budget forum “Working to win in Singapore’s economy ahead”. “No Singaporean who wants a job will be…
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Bonus for ministers, peanuts for most?
I refer to the report “Budget 2011: Higher pay for civil servants this year” (Channel News Asia, Mar 2).It states that: “Senior officers will also…
Census: So many worked so long for so little?
I refer to the Census of Populaton 2010 – Statistical Release 3, released on 24 February. Long work hours What I find rather surprising is that…
Income up 0.3%: Everyone got govt benefits?
I refer to the Key Household Income Trends 2010 report released by the Department of Statistics, on 14 February. Income increase only 0.3% It states that…
Malaysia’s “balanced growth” better than Singapore’s “higher growth”? (Part 1)
Malaysia’s former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir said recently that Malaysia’s balanced growth was better than Singapore’s higher growth. (“Dr M: Malaysia’s growth slower, but…
Local jobs up 12,400, foreign jobs up 62,500?
I refer to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) “Employment Situation in Fourth Quarter 2010” report released on 31 January. It states that “Local employment grew…