Toto: $4.7b reserves, $1.7b to Govt?
I refer to the article “Statistician debunks myths ahead of Toto Hongbao Draw” (Straits Times, Feb 18). Toto: 1 in 14m chance? It states that…
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$300 monthly to get $1m at retirement?
1 in 3 S’poreans not planning for retirement I refer to the article “1 in 3 young Singaporean adults not planning for retirement: Survey” (Channel…
HDB: Give grants, take back levy?
7,900 paid resale levy I refer to the article “7,900 second-timer households paid resale levy over past 6 years: MND” (Channel NewsAsia, Jan 29). It states…
Mahathir: S’pore explain RM2b unfreezing in 2013, but account freezed in 2015?
I refer to the article “DR M DARE TO HSIEN LOONG: HAS S’PORE BECOME A MONEY-LAUNDERING HUB? TELL THE WORLD HOW YOU CAN UNFREEZE NAJIB’S…
2 in 3 not confident about retiring?
2 in 5 not confident about retiring I refer to the article “2 in 5 adults in Singapore not confident about retiring: Survey” (Straits Times,…
Retirement Sum increase yearly to $181,000?
I refer to the article “What’s new in the CPF scheme?” (Sunday Times, Jan 3). Basic Retirement Sum increase 3% p.a. It states that “The…
Electricity tariff down: profits up 179% last year?
Electricity tariff fall by 4.2% I refer to the article “Electricity tariffs to fall by 4.2% for first three months of 2016” (Straits Times, Dec…
Which courses hardest to find jobs?
Only 3 in 10 poly mass comm graduates found jobs? According to the Ministry of Manpower’s Yearbook of Manpower Statistics 2015 – the course with the worse…
Why are full-time employed poly graduates dropping like flies?
According to the Ministry of Manpower’s Yearbook of Manpower Statistics 2015 – the proportion of economically active polytechnic fresh graduates declined by 3.8 per cent from 93…
Real basic wage growth 1.35% p.a. last 10 years?
I refer to the article “Training a way out of poverty” (Straits Times, Dec 19). 1st time that Govt release data on citizens getting financial…