Trust in public institutions: Unhappy frog rather than a happy butterfly?
I refer to the article “Kishore: I’m worried about SG blogosphere’s cynicism towards our public institutions” (TR Emeritus, Apr 13). Lack of trust in Singapore’s…
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How much profits should social enterprises make? (Part 2)
Quarrel between transport correspondent and Comfort CEO? After writing “How much profits should social enterprises make?” (Mar 7), I vaguely remember some controversy about a…
GIC: Distinquish between “transparency” and “accountability”?
I refer to the article “‘Judge GIC on its long-term returns’” (Sunday Times, Feb 24). GIC has attracted criticism? It states that “But GIC has…
An old article on “Govt’s preschool subsidy only for NTUC and PCF kindergartens?”
Govt’s preschool subsidy only for NTUC and PCF kindergartens? Posted on April 15th, 2011 under Education In their joint-reply to letters to the Straits Times forum page, the…
Another old article on town councils: $1 billion in town council funds : What’re they used for?
Published by The Online Citizen on December 3, 2007 By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the CNA news report “Prudent to protect sinking funds…
Another old article on town councils: $2 billion in PAP town councils’ sinking funds but need to increase charges?
Published by The Online Citizen on March 18, 2010 By Leong Sze Hian & Andrew Loh Jurong (JTC) and Aljunied Town Councils’ (ATC) Service and…
An old article on town councils – “Residents willing to pay more for service and conservancy”?
With all the buzz and debate on the sale of the town councils’ software to AIM, I thought it may be of interest to republish …
An old article on “A lesson in citing irrelevant statistics?”
Posted on April 27th, 2011 I refer to the articles “School system ‘still best way to move up’”, “MPs speak for kids from poorer families” and…
An old article on HDB: HDB Annual Report : Deficit has doubled – really?
Published by The Online Citizen on November 3, 2009 Leong Sze Hian >> TOC Columnists ACCORDING TO the Housing Development Board’s annual report, the deficit…
State funeral for truly exceptional contributors
I refer to the report “State funeral for former DPM Goh Keng Swee” (Channel News Asia, May 14). When former President Wee Kim Wee passed…