Budget surplus: $23.1b?
Heart-breaking story After I wrote the post on my facebook on 20 October, about the 81 year old lady who did not realise that her daughter…
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CPF: Virtually zero growth assets?
Top pension scheme in Asia, but … ? We refer to the article “CPF rated ‘top pension scheme in Asia” (Straits Times, Oct 19). Adequacy…
No response to thousands of articles & suggestions?
I refer to the article “Citizens should be active in seeking solutions to improve Singapore: Lawrence Wong” (Straits Times, Oct 17). It states that “Singapore…
What the media did not say about elderly report?
We refer to the article “IPS study on ageing: 8 in 10 elderly confident their needs will be taken care of” (Straits Times, Oct 15)….
NEA: ‘No’ Especially (to) Aljunied?
I am a resident in Aljunied Town Council (ATC). I was quite amused by the news report “Workers’ Party town council never granted permit to…
S’poreans are not lifelong learners?
We refer to the article “Never too early or too late” to learn a new skill: DPM Tharman” (Straits Times, Oct 13). It states that…
Interview with Hong Kong protester
I met a 53 year old lady tourist (Ah Ling – not her real name) from Hong Kong in Toronto. She readily agreed to the…
Hong Kong’s Reverse Mortgage: Govt guarantees loan shortfall?
Hong Kong’s reverse mortgage Further to our article “Reverse mortgage: Other countries also low take-up?” (Oct 5), let’s look at Hong Kong’s reverse mortgage scheme….
NParks director was ultra vires?
I refer to the editorial “Permit for #Return Our CPF protest was revoked” (TR Emeritus, Oct 11). It states that “TR Emeritus (TRE) has confirmed…
Civil service: Leading by example with no statistics?
We refer to the article “9 in 10 civil servants reaching retirement age offered re-employment: DPM Teo” (Channel NewsAsia, Oct 8). 9 in 10 offered…