2 old 2007/08 articles on television charity shows
President Star Charity – where’s the missing $840,000? Published by The Online Citizen on October 8, 2007 By Leong Sze Hian I refer to media…
President’s Star Charity Show after 1 hour and 59 minutes – screen shows only $380,000 donations?
Bus drivers: Trying to make sense out of the numbers?
I refer to the article “SMRT bus drivers can return to five-day week – without pay rise” (ST, Sep 29). Wage increase: Back to square…
Foreign students’ fees increase to 37 times citizens’: So, apply for citizen/PR?
Fees increase for all Secondary school fees will increase to as much as $670 a month for foreign students (non-ASEAN) from January next year. The…
NCMP Lina Chiam’s question discovers more new citizens last year?
NCMP Mrs Lina Chiam asked the following question in Parliament in May this year:- PERSONS GRANTED SINGAPORE CITIZENSHIP (BREAKDOWN IN FIGURES FOR PRS AND…
EP and PRs’ foreign spouses can apply for Letters of Consent?
Further to my article “Foreign spouses not counted for foreign worker quota/levy?” Laura Chen said in her letter “Please make immigration policies more pro-family” (Today,…
30,000 HDB flats managed by private operators?
I refer to the HDB’s reply “One SERS block set aside for needy” (Today, Sep 18) to Edmund Lim’s letter “HDB can help house homeless”…
Foreign spouses not counted for foreign worker quota/levy?
I refer to the Ministry of Home Affairs reply “Help available for foreign spouses” (Today, Oct 3) to the letters “Make it easier for foreign…
Each town council different, but raise charges together?
Published by The Online Citizen on October 3, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – I refer to the Co-ordinating Secretary, 14 PAP Town Councils’ reply…
18 Ways to reduce the Income Gap
http://www.onesingapore.org/news/18-ways-to-reduce-the-income-gap/ By Leong Sze Hian With the gap between rich and poor widening, financial advisor and commentator Leong Sze Hian argues that new government policies…