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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May 26, 2018

S’pore’s public debt per capita 8x Malaysia’s?

Is Singapore’s Debt Per Capita about 8 times higher than Malaysia’s?


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May 26, 2018

GDP up, exports down, infrastructure up?

Puzzling stellar economic growth with declining exports?


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May 26, 2018

Orchard Rd floods: Once in 50 years after spending $2b?

After spending billions to prevent floods – floods again in Orchard road?


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May 25, 2018

CDA: 1 to 42% subscribed – discriminates poorer famiies?

Are we discriminating against lower-income families and contributing to inequality, by having schemes like the Child Development Account in its current form? I refer to…


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May 25, 2018

Checks & balance, values, morals & public duty: AIM saga?

Where were arguably, the checks and balance, values, morals and public duty in the AIM saga? I refer to the article “Parking charges for teachers…


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May 20, 2018

Parliament: The “moral value” of public policies?

How can our public policies have “moral value” when from a cashflow perspective – we do not spend any money on pensions, public housing and healthcare?


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May 18, 2018

More breakdowns = higher fares, no penalties?

Is the reasoning behind our public transport policies flawed – one of the least reliable and most expensive fares in the world? I refer to…


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May 17, 2018

Illogical reasoning for not addressing HDB lease problem?

If supporting a 6.9 million population is not a problem – why has land for public housing suddenly become a serious problem now?


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May 15, 2018

Cleaners’ minimum wage: $1,060 – very low?

Isn’t a minimum wage of $1,060 very low?


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May 8, 2018

Hospital bill increased by 2,500%?

Is healthcare affordable when class C bills may have increased by about 2,500%?


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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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