Malaysiakini: M’sians, be wary of S’pore CPF amendments
Leong Sze Hian 12:00PM Sep 18, 2010 COMMENT Singapore’s CPF (Central Provident Fund) Act was amended in August 2010. What are the implications for Malaysians?…
Malaysiakini: Singapore vs Malaysia in numbers
Leong Sze Hian 10:00AM Sep 11, 2010 COMMENT Malaysia and Singapore were once one country until they separated in 1965 and between themselves, they are…
Malaysiakini: A tale of 3 countries: M’sia, S’pore and S Korea
Leong Sze Hian 11:12AM Sep 4, 2010 COMMENT In terms of economic development, Malaysia and Singapore are quite similar to South Korea. But what a…
Malaysiakini: More jobs for Malaysians in Singapore?
Leong Sze Hian 12:07PM Aug 28, 2010 I have friends in Perak, a father and two daughters, who used to work in Singapore as a…
Malaysiakini: Some M’sians may face arrest in S’pore
Leong Sze Hian 12:36PM Aug 21, 2010 COMMENT Case No 1: David (not his real name) is a Malaysian who left Singapore to return to…
Malaysiakini: Things you need to know before marrying a S’porean
Leong Sze Hian 11:57AM Aug 14, 2010 I saw a ‘Dating in Singapore’ advertisement next to one of my articles in Malaysiakini recently. It got…
Pulau Ubin: Rent will increase at 35% p.a.?
I refer to the article “Pulau Ubin will remain in “rustic state” but residents will have to pay rent” (Straits Times, Apr 17). Have to…
The unofficial history of the poor in S’pore? (Part 3)
Recap: In Part 2, we ended off with “three to nine per cent of households were in arrears of more than three months on their…
An old article on a survey of prices in supermarkets?
I refer to the articles “PM: FairPrice sets bar for social enterprises” (My Paper, Apr 17) and “Fairprice has key social role: PM” (Straits Times,…
The unofficial history of the poor in S’pore? (Part 2)
Recap: In Part 1, we ended off with “Comment: Fast forward to today – ComCare receives 70,000 applications for financial assistance in 1 year against…