Curtailing influx of foreign labour: “Wayang” continues?
We are curtailing the influx of foreign workers! Er but 85,200 more foreign workers against 35,445 S’poreans? What about new citizens & new PRs? Even…
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6 of 8 job categories negative real wage growth? (Part 2)
In part 1, I talked about why most Singaporeans may not know how bad the wage statistics are, due to the changes in publication and…
Making housing affordable – still a tight squeeze
theonlinecitizen August 28 2013 By Leong Sze Hian The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has shortened its maximum loan tenure from 30 years to…
Leong Sze Hian speaking at Face-2-Face – National Day Rally 2013
theonlinecitizen August 26 2013 The OSC took a fresh approach to engage Singaporeans. They had no pre-set agenda, it was a fully open discussion…
6 of 8 job categories negative real wage growth? (Part 1)
Thanks to Janice for the link After writing “The hunt for MOM labour data” (theonlinecitizen, Aug 23), a reader, Janice Heng was very helpful in…
CHAS: 700,000 eligible, but only 300,000 apply after 2 years?
700,000 eligible! Er how come only 300,000 apply after 2 years? Got blue and orange cards you know How come nobody told me leh? No…
The hunt for MOM labour data
Wage report disappeared? You still can find in web site? Income data disappeared? Oh now all in 1 web site? Cleaners’ wages increased! Not true…
The “hard truths”of Medishield financing: ‘Rhetoric’ vs ‘statistics’?
We need to increase Medishield premiums! Er how much surplus you have? One of the highest “national insurance”premiums in the world? Without the statistics…
NDR speech: “Significant shift” or more ‘Pay and pay’?
I refer to the article “ND Rally: New MediShield Life for universal coverage” (Channel NewsAsia, Aug 18). Increase Medishield premiums? It states that “This means…
HDB affordable and always within reach of everyone?
A compassionate housing developer How many helped? 1 GRC 5500 appeals in 1 year! All GRCs how many appeals? What percentage successful? “Statistically” a compassionate…