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The flood of foreigners?

My regular insider, ES sent me the following very interesting jobs statistics extracted from a Parliamentary reply on 14 August 2003. 1 foreign job =…


62.7% of university faculty foreigners?

100% score for international faculty NUS scored 100% on the latest QS rankings for international faculty because only 37.3 per cent of the faculty in…


RWS: S’porean staff dropped by 15%?

No bias against S’poreans in RWS retrenchment I refer to the article “No bias against Singaporeans in RWS retrenchment: MOM” (Today, Sep 5). 60% are…


Chile’s pension scheme?

I refer to the article “‘Singaporeans don’t realise what a good deal the CPF is’” (Sunday Times, Aug 29). It states that “The Central Provident…


HDB BTO up 16.1% price differential?

I refer to the article “4,841 HDB flats on offer in August BTO exercise” (Channel NewsAsia, Aug 17). The price for Sembawang EastDelta@Canberra BTO 4-room HDB…


CPF: Increasing or level payouts?

I refer to the article ‘CPF review: Members can opt for new annuity plan with monthly payouts that increase over time” (Straits Times, Aug 4)….




CPF’s real rate of return?

GIC reports lower 20-year returns I refer to the article “GIC reports lower 20-year returns, warns of tough times” (Straits Times, Jul 28). GIC’s 20-year…