Financial crises and Singapore
TR Emeritus Sep 14, 2013 The collapse of Lehman Brothers, a sprawling global bank, in September 2008 almost brought down the world’s financial system. Causes…
Economy
Consumer debt: In ‘good financial shape’?
theonlinecitizen August 18 2013 BY: LEONG SZE HIAN, ROY NGERNG AND RAVI PHILEMON “Singaporean households in good financial shape”? The Acting Minister…
Uncle Leong debunks DBS’ report on real median income growth
TR Emeritus August 18th, 2013 Mr Leong Sze Hian “Stranger than fiction” news? When Richard Wan, the Editor of TR Emeritus alerted me to the…
High household debt, low growth, low wages, high inflation, low productivity?
the onlinecitizen May 26, 2013 By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s reply “Govt’s goal to create good jobs for…
Low wage share is OK? Pay can only rise with growth?
theonlinecitizen May 24, 2013 By Leong Sze Hian Low wage share is OK? I refer to the article “Lower wage share doesn’t mean wages are…
Statistics on the Population White Paper debate?
I refer to the article “Care for lower-income in times of slowdown: Chan Chun Sing” (Channel NewsAsia, Feb 8). Slow-down in foreign labour? It states…
Population white paper: U-turn on influx of foreigners?
I refer to the article “Population projected at 6.9 million by 2030 with strong Singaporean core” (Channel NewsAsia, Jan 29). 6.9m by 2030 It states…
SPOR: 259,040 new PRs granted last 5 years, but more than 86,730 gave up?
I refer to the report “Real growth in household incomes over past 5 years despite higher inflation: MOF” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 26). Real incomes have…
Public Forum -“Do we need a 6-million population?
Transitioning will be organising a forum on 29 Dec (Sat) at 2.30pm at NVPC seminar room entitled:- Do we need a 6-million population? Our current…
Singapore needs a Li Keqiang?
I refer to the article “Li Keqiang: Growing GDP without growing personal incomes is useless” (TR Emeritus, Dec 22). It states that “Vice Premier Li…