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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  • September 24, 2024 | Population increased to 6.04m – 39.7% non-S’poreans, 46% (est.) non-native S’poreans (if including new citizens)
  • August 24, 2024 | Let the numbers (Top 10 in last 10 days) do the talking!
  • August 23, 2024 | Suggestion to address cost of living & retirement issues
  • August 23, 2024 | Breaking news: Highest “scammed” in the world!
  • August 17, 2024 | Kamala Harris’s top 3 election issues vis-a-vis S’pore’s?
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November 21, 2017

Graduates’ salaries as low as $1,950?

To what extent has our liberal foreign labour policies contributed to the low salaries of graduates?


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November 19, 2017

Raise taxes to increase spending: $31b Budget surpluses 1997-2016?

Is raising taxes inevitable, in order to increase spending?


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November 19, 2017

HDB Ad now only shows $8,000 for 2-room?

Is it not misleading for the HDB to advertise only the prices after grants?


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November 18, 2017

“LED” reduce reliance on foreign labour: No statistics?

The rhetoric on the “LED” programme to reduce reliance on foreign labour should be measured by the jobs’ statistics which are missing


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November 18, 2017

Yet another “heart-wrenching” story: where art thou (assistance schemes)?

Are our financial assistance schemes adequate in helping the poor?


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November 17, 2017

Elitist procreation policies = lowest TFR ever?

Our “elitist” procreation policies are the root cause of the decline of our Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to an all-time low.


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November 17, 2017

Jobs panel: Never ask the obvious questions?

The Parliamentary jobs panel should arguably, be asking the obvious questions of the Government – on jobs and bureaucracy


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November 14, 2017

4 in 10 graduates can’t find full-time jobs?

Why aren’t alarm bells ringing if 4 in 10 graduates can’t find full-time jobs?


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November 14, 2017

S’poreans need to know about these guidelines

Some Singaporeans may not be aware of these guidelines


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November 14, 2017

“Social Solidarity Economy”: Singapore’s score card?

How does Singapore score in terms of “Social Solidarity Economy”?


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Jobs

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August 17, 2024

Kamala Harris’s top 3 election issues vis-a-vis S’pore’s?


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August 1, 2024

Workforce: 45.1% Foreign + PR, 52.7% (est.) if include new citizens, 59.9% (est.) if include MDW


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July 30, 2024

More workers earned “lower-income”?


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May 9, 2024

What % of PMETs are non-native S’poreans?


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March 25, 2024

Share of newly-created positions reached a high of 47.3% out of all vacancies (79,800 in Dec) in 2023, 94.5% employment growth to foreigners in 2023


Healthcare

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January 6, 2024

590g Premature baby’s $170,000 KKH bill fundraiser – Healthcare inflows relative to outflows


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December 22, 2023

5 most significant “events in healthcare” in 2023 – What about this one?


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December 14, 2023

Penalise abusive patients/visitors, waiting times, stress


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October 2, 2023

Median hospital beds waiting time 7.2 hours


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May 1, 2023

No or low-income patient in AV $13,001 house: Subsidy reduced from 80 to 30%?


CPF

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August 23, 2024

Suggestion to address cost of living & retirement issues


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March 14, 2024

CPF: The “short-term” vs “long-term” returns argument?


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March 4, 2024

Breaking news (Parliament): 99% (about 831,600) can transfer their entire SA into their RA


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February 28, 2024

CPF SA closure not aimed at saving %, “locking up money”


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February 20, 2024

CPF: Closure of SA for age over 55 – Implications for retirement planning


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