Saddest statistic ever: 200,000 families helped?
Aug 22nd, 2011 @ 12:57 am › theonlinecitizen Leong Sze Hian / I have analysed hundreds of statistics over the last ten-plus years, but the…
Welfare
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Figures should serve as an alarm
Figures should serve as an alarm If more require financial aid despite economic growth, job creation and wage increases 04:46 AM Aug 19, 2011 Letter…
More taxing for charities?
More taxing for charities? Posted by theonlinecitizen on August 15, 2011 by: Leong Sze Hian/ I refer to the article “When a charity’s business does too well…
NKF reserves
Posted by theonlinecitizen on June 27, 201116 Comments 1Share Leong Sze Hian/ I refer to the reports “Charity sector to get public confidence boost” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun…
Needy: Pay $10 to get $6 back?
Posted by theonlinecitizen on June 24 Leong Sze Hian/ Source: fairpricefoundation.org When TOC’s Interim Chief Editor, Ravi Philemon, asked me to write something on the report “NTUC…
Homeless and Abandoned with Four Children
Posted by theonlinecitizen on June 21, 2011 by: Leong Sze Hian Miss Lee (not her real name) is a 37-year-old Permanent Resident (Malaysian citizen), with four young…
Elderly woman soon to be homeless
Leong Sze Hian Madam Tan (not her real name), is 60-years old and unemployed. She has been told to leave the homeless shelter, which has…
NKF – the neverending need to raise funds?
Posted by theonlinecitizen on July 9, 201043 Comments 0Share Leong Sze Hian – How many years of reserves does the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) have? Well,…
Elections: Numbers talking
Helping the needy? I refer to the articles “BG Tan unveils plans to help less well-off in Chai Chee” (ST, Apr 29)http://www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElection/News/Story/STIStory_662719.html and “$3m scheme…