Daughter became homeless caring for disabled mother
Published by The Online Citizen on September 25, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – Rina (not her real name) who was living in a homeless…
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Government launches websites to bust online rumours (Part 1 – Reserves)
I refer to the article “Government launches websites to bust online rumours” (Straits Times, Sep 22). It states that “In a bid to cut through…
The ABC of writing and retracting a letter: Uniquely Singapore?
A wrote a letter to B, expressing support for an event that B was organising. A retracts his letter to B, at a private…
The never ending story of low productivity?
I refer to the article “Productivity rates a matter of concern” (Straits Times, Sep 13). It states that “Last year, labour productivity here grew by…
Foreigner influx curtailed?
Joshua Chiang, the former Chief Editor of theonlinecitizen alerted me to the following population data:- PRs and new citizens dropped Between 2008 and 2011, the…
Increase social spending means more taxes?
I refer to the article “Social spending – where will money come from?” (Straits Times, Sep 4). How much total reserves? It states that “If…
A statistical perspective to the NDR speech
I refer to the National Day Rally speech.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/annex/ND2012_PMLEE_ENGTEXT.pdf How many Singaporean graduate students? “Proudly told me his two children were graduates i.The daughter (Huey Sun)…
Total hospital beds decreased last decade?
Published by The Online Citizen on August 30, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – I refer to the July/August 2012 issue of Petir. Ensure adequate…
Pawn shop loans increase 81%
Published by The Online Citizen on August 23, 2012 By Leong Sze Hian – Record pawn shop loans According to the Department of Statistics’ Monthly…
7 questions for the Town Council
I refer to the article “MP Teo Ho Pin: Our net investment return of TC fund is 2.9%, better than inter-bank rate of 0.9%” (TR…