Childcare fees increase, despite profits up 25% & dividends up 100%?
We refer to the article “My First Skool to raise fees next year” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 24). Rising costs? It states that “The school says…
400,000 earn less than a month’s childcare fee?
When we read a facebook post showing the increase in childcare fees’ schedule of one of Singapore’s largest childcare operators – the first thought that…
A retirement haven at a quarter of our cost of living?
By Leong Sze Hian Maximise our retirement dollars? A reader asked me if I could try to write about retiring in another country, in order…
Drug abusers: Solve a problem, create bigger one?
We refer to the article “Halfway houses may face crunch with new scheme” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 22). New policy means not enough places in half-wayhouses?…
Video: Leong Sze Hian on HDB, jobs in 2008 Hong Lim
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14 years of negative or near 0 wage growth for all job categories?
We refer to the article “Real solutions needed to deal with income inequality, says PM Lee at Singapore Summit” (Sunday Times, Sep 21). Income inequality…
Singapore Pools was held by Temasek – unlikely will allocate much money for charitable purposes?
Our regular insider ES, sent us the following Hansard links which were “startling”, if not “revealing”: 03-03-1982 Parliament reports Mr Yeo Choo Kok asked the Minister…
New FutureSkills Council: Negative pay increase last 14 years?
3 articles in 1 day on new focus on skills upgrading? We refer to the articles “New SkillsFuture Council to ensure workers are equipped with…
Jobs: locals 349,000, foreigners 774,900, 479,434 new PRs & citizens?
More difficult to analyse labour statistics? After analysing labour statistics for the last 15 years or so – We must say that it is becoming…
20% households spend more than earnings, all households negative incomes’ growth?
We refer to the article “Household incomes up, rising most for the bottom fifth” and “Resident households spending rose, on higher quality and more expensive…