HDB BTO price up 43%, resale price up 16%?
February HDB BTO launch I refer to the HDB’s BTO launch in February. Sengkang 3-room increased 43%? The cheapest 3-room flat in Sengkang increased by…
Economy
6 poor families get so little ComCare assistance?
I refer to the article “The faces behind the aid figures” (Sunday Times, Feb 28). It states that “Two months ago, the Government for the…
Toto: $4.7b reserves, $1.7b to Govt?
I refer to the article “Statistician debunks myths ahead of Toto Hongbao Draw” (Straits Times, Feb 18). Toto: 1 in 14m chance? It states that…
$300 monthly to get $1m at retirement?
1 in 3 S’poreans not planning for retirement I refer to the article “1 in 3 young Singaporean adults not planning for retirement: Survey” (Channel…
HDB: Give grants, take back levy?
7,900 paid resale levy I refer to the article “7,900 second-timer households paid resale levy over past 6 years: MND” (Channel NewsAsia, Jan 29). It states…
Mahathir: S’pore explain RM2b unfreezing in 2013, but account freezed in 2015?
I refer to the article “DR M DARE TO HSIEN LOONG: HAS S’PORE BECOME A MONEY-LAUNDERING HUB? TELL THE WORLD HOW YOU CAN UNFREEZE NAJIB’S…
2 in 3 not confident about retiring?
2 in 5 not confident about retiring I refer to the article “2 in 5 adults in Singapore not confident about retiring: Survey” (Straits Times,…
Retirement Sum increase yearly to $181,000?
I refer to the article “What’s new in the CPF scheme?” (Sunday Times, Jan 3). Basic Retirement Sum increase 3% p.a. It states that “The…
Electricity tariff down: profits up 179% last year?
Electricity tariff fall by 4.2% I refer to the article “Electricity tariffs to fall by 4.2% for first three months of 2016” (Straits Times, Dec…
Which courses hardest to find jobs?
Only 3 in 10 poly mass comm graduates found jobs? According to the Ministry of Manpower’s Yearbook of Manpower Statistics 2015 – the course with the worse…