Safer lifts: 1 town council $17.5m vs 15 others $45m?
I refer to the articles “PAP town councils set aside $45m for safer lifts” and “WP town council to spend $17.5m to replace lifts” (Straits…
Fares comparison: 4 Chinese cities, no Kuala Lumpur & Bangkok?
Train fares among the lowest in Asia I refer to the article “Train fares in Singapore among the lowest in Asia: Public Transport Council” (Straits…
Fox: S’pore has the world’s greatest healthcare system?
I refer to the article “Want to ditch ObamaCare? Let’s copy Singapore’s health care miracle” (Fox news, Nov 29). S’pore has built the world’s greatest healthcare…
HDB Fresh Start Housing: No prices?
New HDB Fresh Start Housing When I watched the Channel NewsAsia news clip (2 minutes and 13 seconds) on the new HDB Fresh Start Housing…
$100,000 income – money not enough?
56% of high earning millennials do not feel successful? I refer to the article “Are high costs of living why 56% of high earning millennials…
Property: Foreign buyers up, S’poreans down?
More foreign demand for S’pore homes I refer to the article “More foreign demand for S’pore homes” (Straits Times, Nov 30). China is the largest…
Unemployment rate 4.1, 5.5, 5.3% for … ?
Long-term labour force participation rate dips I refer to the article “Long-term labour force participation rate on uptrend despite 2016’s dip” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 30)….
“Home-grown talent” drops to 38th place?
I refer to the article “IMD report: Singapore high in attracting talent but poor in developing home-grown talent” (The Singapore Daily, Nov 29). “Ability to…
S’poreans applied 1,096,628 times for Medifund – improved healthcare affordability?
Medifund amount disbursed falls even as applications rise I refer to the article “Medifund amount disbursed to help patients with medical bills falls even as…
Elected President: Statistically speaking?
I refer to the article “Parliament passes changes to elected presidency” (Straits Times, Nov 10). It states that “It means Singapore’s next president is likely to…