So many things up or down 1%?
I had a dream Many things went up or down by 1% After attending a count-down in church with very nice food – I slept…
S’pore’s GDP: Quarter -2.0 % change is the worse of 38 countries?
Economic and financial indicators I refer to the Economist magazine’s (Dec 24) Economic and financial indicators. GDP – Quarter -2.0 % change on previous quarter,…
Top 10 “Conflicting Statistics” of 2016?
Safeguards needed for conflicts of interest I refer to the article “Overlapping roles can be efficient but safeguards needed” (Straits Times, Dec 31). Key officers…
Taiwanese APOs: Same basic pay, but $16m CPF savings?
Singaporean auxiliary police officers paid more than foreigners Sydney Sweeney leaked porn I refer to the article “Singaporean auxiliary police officers are paid more than…
AMK CPIB probe: Same conflicts of interest like Aljunied?
AMK Town Council general manager under CPIB probe I refer to the article “AMK Town Council general manager under CPIB probe” (Straits Times, Dec 30)….
So many loopholes to escape the retrenchment statistics?
9 in 10 companies paid retrenchment benefits I refer to the article “More than nine in 10 companies paid retrenchment benefits in 2015: MOM survey”…
Top 10 Jobs “Statistics” of 2016?
Reflecting on 2016 I refer to the article “Reflecting on 2016” (Straits Times, Dec 29). It states that “December may just be a routine month…
$324.2b owed to CPF members?
Why S’pore has external debt of US$1.766t? I refer to the article “Why does Singapore have an external debt of US$1.766 trillion?” (Straits Times, Dec…
550,000 workers worse off than 8 years ago?
Analysing labour statistics After writing “407,400 earn less than $1,200 after CPF?” (Dec 27) – Terry Xu, the Editor of theonliecitizen.com sent me an email…
407,400 earn less than $1,200 after CPF?
A year of disruption: From jobs to gigs I refer to the article “A year of disruption: From jobs to gigs” (Straits Times, Dec 27). It…