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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  • February 10, 2026 | Associate Professionals & Technicians: 0.2% p.a. real increase in income last 24 years (495,500 resident workers)
  • February 4, 2026 | Highest paid in the world, Most fatigued in the world, Most depressed in Asia, etc?
  • January 12, 2026 | Why “Vouchers & Temporary Rebates” don’t solve S’poreans’ Cost of Living problem?
  • December 24, 2025 | A tribute to M Ravi Several friends contacted me as the news of M Ravi’s death broke today
  • December 19, 2025 | Some Suggestions To Improve The “Parliamentary System” To Enhance Civil And Political Rights (UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) Singapore’s Parliament and Political Standards: A Critical Examination
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September 29, 2018

PUB’s non-graduate engineers going backwards?

Are our statutory boards living up to the call that skills and performance are more important than a degree, in recruitment and career development?


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September 29, 2018

‘Very expensive’ electricity in the world: $1.6b profits?

Are our electricity prices one of the most expensive in the world, and the provision of electricity – one of the most profitable?


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September 29, 2018

SG Bonus: Give ‘peanuts’, take ‘a pound of flesh’?

The ‘SG Bonus’ is like giving you ‘peanuts’ and taking back ‘a pound of flesh’?


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September 28, 2018

More S’poreans feel they benefit from foreign talent: ‘Unbelievable’?

Don’t you feel that the survey findings that ‘more young people feel that Singapore benefits from foreign talent’ to be quite ‘unbelievable’, in the light of the deteriorating statistics on Singaporeans’ unemployment, employment growth, etc?


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September 28, 2018

Why higher % on CPF quite meaningless?

What’s the point of higher interest rates on some CPF accounts, when most Singaporeans may not get to enjoy it?


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September 27, 2018

80% S’poreans can’t tell fake from real news?

So, what is ‘propaganda’, fake news – will most Singaporeans be able to tell the difference?


Office workers walk through the central business district during lunch break.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

September 27, 2018

‘Foreign & new citizens’ increased 6x that of ‘real’ citizens?

38.7% (excluding new citizens) of the population are non-Singaporeans?


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September 25, 2018

‘Scary’ HDB price statistics?

The ‘propaganda onslaught’ on the ‘HDB 99-year’ problem continues?


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September 25, 2018

S’porean workers: Worst off among developed countries?

Are Singaporean workers the worse off, among all the developed countries?


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September 24, 2018

409,659 new PRs & 196,840 new citizens granted last decade?

Why do we continue to grant so many new citizens and new PRs every year?


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Jobs

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February 10, 2026

Associate Professionals & Technicians: 0.2% p.a. real increase in income last 24 years (495,500 resident workers)


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December 12, 2025

What’s the problem with the “1 hour a week” definition of being counted as “employed”?


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December 12, 2025

When you read the media reports today, about the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) third-quarter labour report, did you know that the unemployment rate for S’poreans increased relatively more than that of Residents and Overall?


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November 1, 2025

805,000 – 925,000 (est.) Total Working-Age Population Not in Optimal Employment (Under-employed (Time, Income/Skills) + Involuntarily Unemployed + Voluntarily Unemployed)


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November 1, 2025

52.5% of PMETs Non-native S’poreans (Est.)


Healthcare

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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


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October 15, 2025

The plight of caregivers in S’pore


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September 28, 2025

What are some statistics that matter most?


CPF

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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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December 4, 2025

Which pension system in the world has only 40% attaining benchmark?


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October 18, 2025


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September 28, 2025

What are some statistics that matter most?


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