A retirement haven at a quarter of our cost of living?
By Leong Sze Hian Maximise our retirement dollars? A reader asked me if I could try to write about retiring in another country, in order…
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Drug abusers: Solve a problem, create bigger one?
We refer to the article “Halfway houses may face crunch with new scheme” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 22). New policy means not enough places in half-wayhouses?…
Singapore Pools was held by Temasek – unlikely will allocate much money for charitable purposes?
Our regular insider ES, sent us the following Hansard links which were “startling”, if not “revealing”: 03-03-1982 Parliament reports Mr Yeo Choo Kok asked the Minister…
20% households spend more than earnings, all households negative incomes’ growth?
We refer to the article “Household incomes up, rising most for the bottom fifth” and “Resident households spending rose, on higher quality and more expensive…
4 in 10 spend less than 6 hours a week with family?
We refer to the article “Poll reveals 9 in 10 want more family time” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 13). Spend 6 or less hours with family…
Creativity: “Democracy and free debate”?
We refer to the article “Singapore ranked 8th in creative productivity in Asia” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 12). “Democracy and free debate are critical”? It states…
Call to do more to equip Malays
I refer to the article “Call to do more to equip Malays with money skills” (Straits Times, Sep 5). It states that “Currently, CPF members…
Postal rate up 15% when profits up 43%?
Need to increase in postal rates? We refer to the article “SingPost to raise postage rates from October” (Straits Times, Sep 3). It states that…
Lower-income may double their Toto bets? $3.8b surplus?
We refer to the article “Larger jackpot with more prizes for TOTO from Oct 7” (Channel NewsAsia, Aug 28). Betting amount increase 100%? It states…
20 reasons why S’poreans sleep the 3rd least in the world?
We refer to the article “Sleepless in Singapore: Why are we not getting enough sleep?” (Straits Times, Aug 20). Sleep very little? It states that…