Leong Sze Hian

Past president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1000 times in the media....

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  • February 10, 2026 | Associate Professionals & Technicians: 0.2% p.a. real increase in income last 24 years (495,500 resident workers)
  • February 4, 2026 | Highest paid in the world, Most fatigued in the world, Most depressed in Asia, etc?
  • January 12, 2026 | Why “Vouchers & Temporary Rebates” don’t solve S’poreans’ Cost of Living problem?
  • December 24, 2025 | A tribute to M Ravi Several friends contacted me as the news of M Ravi’s death broke today
  • December 19, 2025 | Some Suggestions To Improve The “Parliamentary System” To Enhance Civil And Political Rights (UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) Singapore’s Parliament and Political Standards: A Critical Examination
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January 5, 2024

Lazada layoffs – Mostly PMEs or not?

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January 1, 2024

Tackling burnout of S’pore workers – Jobs growth to foreigners, unemployment rate, real increase in income?

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January 1, 2024

Top 10 “Let the numbers do the talking!” of 2023

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December 30, 2023

2024 jobs in demand – Associate Professionals and Technicians’ real pay increased 0.2% p.a. last 22 years?

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December 26, 2023

Households in 1st to 20th percentile income (all property types) may be struggling?

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December 22, 2023

5 most significant “events in healthcare” in 2023 – What about this one?

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December 16, 2023

CPF balances increased to record high $563.3b

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December 14, 2023

88% jobs growth to foreigners, increases in long-term unemployment rate, unemployment rate of non-tertiary, retrenchments

https://www.facebook.com/laoliang/posts/pfbid029mXwWvv3u5yHHH8FKVAYxAD2DxVhbw7XqJT1Uq55BGhXWvGVR746pLKH4mQP6UnMl


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December 14, 2023

Penalise abusive patients/visitors, waiting times, stress

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December 2, 2023

77k (est.) hold multiple jobs – Why?

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Jobs

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February 10, 2026

Associate Professionals & Technicians: 0.2% p.a. real increase in income last 24 years (495,500 resident workers)


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December 12, 2025

What’s the problem with the “1 hour a week” definition of being counted as “employed”?


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December 12, 2025

When you read the media reports today, about the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) third-quarter labour report, did you know that the unemployment rate for S’poreans increased relatively more than that of Residents and Overall?


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November 1, 2025

805,000 – 925,000 (est.) Total Working-Age Population Not in Optimal Employment (Under-employed (Time, Income/Skills) + Involuntarily Unemployed + Voluntarily Unemployed)


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November 1, 2025

52.5% of PMETs Non-native S’poreans (Est.)


Healthcare

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December 9, 2025

HEALTHCARE CAPACITY IN SINGAPORE: Why Hospital Beds Lag Behind Population Growth — A Structural Crisis


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December 5, 2025

Even Class C deductible increase to $1,500: Assume everyone can afford (Medisave/Cash)?


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November 9, 2025

Rising healthcare costs: Some suggestions


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October 15, 2025

The plight of caregivers in S’pore


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September 28, 2025

What are some statistics that matter most?


CPF

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December 10, 2025

S$26.65b (ChatGPT scenario est.) Difference between GIC annualised returns & current % to CPF Members (ChatGPT est.)


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December 5, 2025

60% can’t meet FRS (est.), 33% HDB flats Seniors, 86% say stay until die: So how?


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December 4, 2025

Which pension system in the world has only 40% attaining benchmark?


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October 18, 2025


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September 28, 2025

What are some statistics that matter most?


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