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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Hot Topics
  • 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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October 3, 2017

82% of homes’ lease expiring not eligible for HDB?

What are 82% households going to do after being asked to leave the expiring house by 2020?


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October 3, 2017

ComCare: Less households helped – criteria relaxed, economic downturn, rising unemployment?

Why did fewer households gain help from ComCare under the condition of a more relaxed income criteria?


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October 3, 2017

CPF changes: Transfer to parents/grandparents – very low bequests?

People may soon be able to help their elders save for retirement at a lower sum than the basic.


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October 2, 2017

U-Save: Households up 10%, electricity tariff up 17%, but rebates down 16%?

Is it odd that we got $226 million of rebate costs for 800,000 households in 2001, yet only $190 million for 880,000 in 2017?


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October 2, 2017

AGO reported lapses: Ownself check ownself?

Whether a lapse uncovered in an audit leads to an investigation will depend on the nature of the lapse?


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October 2, 2017

Schools: 14% non-S’poreans, but universities – 35%?

Growing number of foreigners are finding it tougher to find places in local schools for their children; while foreign students take up about 35% enrollments in public universities.


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October 2, 2017

Property: 0.25% p.a. return last 2 decades?

Are there any other countries’ property market in the world that has such poor returns (capital appreciation) in the last two decades or so?


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October 2, 2017

Parliament: No filibustering – “statistically” please?

With such a sluggish working procedure,  how could the national service become fundamental to Singapore’s security and nation building.


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October 1, 2017

Complacent Govt destroying S’poreans’ value? (Part 2)

Government’s complacency may be destroying the people’s value.


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October 1, 2017

Complacent Govt destroying S’poreans’ value?

It is about the time for the Govt to make some changes for its complacency, otherwise, the situation of S’poreans’ value might be worse.


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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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