Worry over casino gambling statistics
Straits Times Forum Online Published on Jun 19, 2012 FROM Aug 1, 3,000 people will be barred from the casinos because they, as HDB dwellers…
June 2012
Hong Kong better than S’pore?
I refer to the article “Memo to CY, Singapore isn’t better off” by Jake van der Kamp (South China Morning Post, Jun 12). Negative net…
Worsening labour statistics: Earnings down, etc
I refer to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) Labour Market FIrst Quarter Report 2012, released on 15 June 2012.http://www.mom.gov.sg/Publications/mrsd_qtlmr121.pdf Real earnings down – 3.9% Real…
Singaporean loses HDB flat, foreign wife runs away (Part 3)
June 8, 2012 Alas a solution? After Part 1 (“Singaporean loses HDB flat, foreign wife runs away”, May 8)http://leongszehian.com/?p=1589 and Part 2 (“”Singaporean loses HDB,…
Wages & Productivity: Statistically quite meaningless?
June 7, 2012 ~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the report “8,000 low-wage workers benefited from Inclusive Growth Programme” (Channel NewsAsia, 4 June 2012)….
Electricity tariff rises more when fuel prices are up
By Leong Sze Hian – I refer to the Energy Market Authority’s (EMA) reply “Tariff changes mainly due to fuel price changes” (Today, May…
Forum on minimum wage
Transitioning will be organising a public forum on Minimum Wages – for the low waged workers on 9 Jun (Sat) from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. The…