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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  • June 15, 2026 | 89% (est.) of Jobs Growth 428,800 last 4.25 years to foreigners
  • June 11, 2026 | ebook “Singapore’s Economic Success and Anti-Corruption Model: Can It Be Adapted to Nepal?”
  • May 29, 2026 | All kinds of debts rising
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  • May 28, 2026 | Singapore’s Business Shakeout: Why More Firms Are Scaling Down, Closing, or MovingOperations Out

June 24, 2018

PWM for F&B workers: 31% real pay decrease in 17 years?

If the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) has failed for cleaners – will it work for F & B workers?


June 23, 2018

Financial assistance: How ‘deserving’ the ‘criteria’?

What is the qualifying criteria for financial assistance and what exactly is the assistance, and for how long?


June 23, 2018

So many low-pay PMET’s?

Why are there so many low-pay PMETs?


June 23, 2018

HDB rental income eligibility has not changed since 2003?

To what extent are the HDB’s policies contributing to ‘housing inequality’ in Singapore?


June 22, 2018

Self-employed insurance: $634 annual premium to get maximum payout $16,800

Insurance for the self-employed has been launched – $125 annual premium for a maximum payout of $4,200


June 21, 2018

NSMen’s inquiry: Need few more months, but already confirmed 2 improvements, policies ‘sound’?

Are we in a sense ‘jumping the gun’ by saying that the policies are ‘sound’ and only need two ‘improvements’, when the inquiry panel will only complete its work in a few more months?


June 20, 2018

Inequality: Ministers’ pay 67x low-pay civil servants’?

Is the pay gap between junior Ministers and junior civil servants as much as 67 times?


June 19, 2018

UK pensions spending £164.7b: S’pore 0?

Do CPF inflows to the Government exceed the outflows every year?


June 18, 2018

UK’s % of GDP public healthcare spending 4x S’pore’s?

Why is Singapore’s public healthcare spending as a percentage of GDP so low?


June 18, 2018

Don’t have activities that eat into family time, but …?

Why do many parents lack “time” with their children?


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Jobs

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June 15, 2026

89% (est.) of Jobs Growth 428,800 last 4.25 years to foreigners


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May 27, 2026

792,600 take-home pay below $2,400


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May 25, 2026

638,500 Take-home pay below $2,000


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March 22, 2026

1.6% p.a. real increase in household income last 5 years?


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March 22, 2026

300,000 Jobs: Unemployed increased to 115,000?


Healthcare

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April 1, 2026

Singapore’s Surplus State: Rethinking CPF, HDB and Healthcare Through a Cashflow Lens


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March 22, 2026

How many “really” unvaccinated employees?


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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


CPF

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April 1, 2026

Singapore’s Surplus State: Rethinking CPF, HDB and Healthcare Through a Cashflow Lens


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March 22, 2026

Forget about the Reserves: Just collect less money (inflows)?


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March 22, 2026


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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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