Malaysiakini: M’sian city councils should have KPIs too
Leong Sze Hian 2:24PM Jan 15, 2011 COMMENT With the appointment of Idris Jala as a minister in the prime minister’s department to oversee KPIs,…
Malaysiakini: Shedding light on S’pore’s power tariff hikes
Leong Sze Hian 3:33PM Jan 8, 2011 I refer to the article, ‘Electricity tariff hike put on hold, says Chin‘ on Dec 9. Although the…
Malaysiakini: Is deferring EPF withdrawals like S’pore practical?
Leong Sze Hian 6:00PM Jan 2, 2011 The Employees Providend Fund (EPF) Account 2 and 1 can be entirely withdrawn at age 50 and 55,…
Malaysiakini: A Suaram or Malaysiakini in S’pore?
Leong Sze Hian 9:25AM Dec 25, 2010 The annual report of Suaram said that despite reforms promised by Prime Minister Najib Razak when he came…
Malaysiakini: Should Singapore’s social safety net be emulated?
Leong Sze Hian 10:23AM Dec 18, 2010 Four pillars safety net Singapore’s social safety net is based on four pillars – Central Provide Fund (CPF),…
Malaysiakini: Is Singapore’s job market really booming?
Leong Sze Hian 11:07AM Dec 11, 2010 A total of 18,000 new job seekers registered for employment assistance in Singapore in the first nine months…
Malaysiakini: Are M’sians who settled in S’pore better off?
Leong Sze Hian 12:45PM Dec 4, 2010 COMMENT When I talk to my Malaysian and Singaporean friends, the conversation often gets to the very wide…
Malaysiakini: S’pore kids of mixed descent can now choose
Leong Sze Hian 1:25PM Nov 27, 2010 From Jan 2 this year, the race of Singapore new born children will have to be indicated on…
Malaysiakini: Why S’pore will sling past Malaysia’s GDP
Leong Sze Hian 4:02PM Nov 20, 2010 Singapore is set to overtake Malaysia as the third largest economy in Southeast Asia by the end of…
Malaysiakini: S’pore polls coming, too: Part III
Leong Sze Hian 12:12PM Nov 13, 2010 This is the third and final part of a comparison between Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) election…