700,000 “lower-income”?: 1 in 3 workers?
I refer to the articles “Shortage of 10,000 guards as people shun low-paid sector” and “When workers get Workfare, spouses work more” (Straits Times, Nov…
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Strange things are happening: Non sequitur?
I refer to the article “CPF interest rates to remain unchanged” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 25). Strange things unique to Singapore continue? It states that “The…
Aljunied transferred $20.5m to TIP fund?
A big “thank you” to ES Further to my article “Town councils: Transparency & accountability? – Aljunied had $5.5m surplus in 2011?” (Nov 21) –…
Healthcare means testing: Replies are no better than those in Parliament?
We refer to the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) reply “Health subsidies: Additional assessments require more detailed info” (Straits Times forum, Nov 24) to David Soh…
Give back to society, giving our people a better life has worked for the last 60 years?
I refer to the articles “Seize opportunities, but remember to give back to society: Chan Chun Sing” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 22) and “PAP reaffirms commitment…
Parliament: More replies that don’t answer the question?
We refer to the article “Record number of questions, answers in Parliament” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 22). It states that “MPs lament that that most parliamentary…
Town councils: Transparency & accountability? – Aljunied had $5.5m surplus in 2011?
I refer to the article “Accountability and transparency needed from AHPETC: Desmond Lee” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 21). Aljunied had $3.3m operating surplus in 2011 It…
Town councils: Another “half the story” clarification?
We refer to the Ministry of National Development’s (MND) press statement on town councils’ surpluses and government grants. Kind of like “AIM”? Just like the…
“All animals (bloggers) are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”?
Han Hui Hui, Roy Ngerng and Leong Sze Hian watched “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” today, as it opened with much fanfare yesterday in Singapore….
Hundreds of thousands of responses to REACH over the years, but still …?
“Retirement adequacy received the most feedback” We refer to the article “Retirement adequacy tops feedback received by REACH” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 18). 39,000 responses in…