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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October 12, 2018

Latest data: Worsening HDB ethnic quota & 99-year problem?

The latest data may indicate a continuing, worsening of the decreasing prices of HDB ethnic quota and older flats?


Photo: TODAYonline

October 11, 2018

Ranked last in ‘Taxation progressivity’: Tax the most, spend the least?

The Inequality Index puts Singapore as the last in the world for ‘progressivity of taxation’. Is it because we tax the most, spend the least and horde the most?


Marina Bay, Singapore – Photo: Leonid Yaitsky via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

October 10, 2018

Refuting the ‘refute’ of the ‘149th’ Inequality Index?

The ‘refute’ of the Inequality Index’s 149th bottom 10 ranking for Singapore, does not hold water


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

October 9, 2018

Inequality Index: S’pore bottom 10?

Our poicies are fueling greater inequality, not reducing it!


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October 8, 2018

S’pore is undemocratic, unfair, unjust?

Are we, arguably, so afraid of losing power, that we forget what is undemocratic, unfair, unjust, etc?


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October 8, 2018

‘Factually’ or ‘propaganda’?

Is ‘fair comment, in the public interest’ sometimes called out as ‘fake news’?


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October 7, 2018

Hospitals’ foreign patients: Only ‘good’ data, ‘bad’ all missing?

Public institutions should stop giving selective statistics, as it is arguably in a sense like ‘fake news’ or ‘propaganda’ which may only further undermine the already diluted trust of the public in our public institutions


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October 6, 2018

HDB resale flats cheaper than BTO flats?

How serious and widespread is the HDB ‘ethnic quota flats” ‘no buyers’ problem?


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October 6, 2018

S’pore’s healthcare protection gap highest in Asia?

Why is it that Singapore’s health protection gap is the highest in Asia, on a per capita basis?


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October 5, 2018

ComCare: Why can’t disclose formula for assistance?

Why can’t the formula to determine the amount of financial assistance for short and medium-term assistance under ComCare be disclosed?


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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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