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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March 2, 2017

Water: Priced right because “a critical asset” – don’t make sense?

I refer to the article “Water a critical asset that must be priced right, say ministers” (Straits Times, Mar 2). It states that “Water is…


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March 1, 2017

BBC Hardtalk: “People would be saying terrible things about their government”?

I refer to the Prime Minister’s interview on the BBC Hardtalk programme. Media reports have reported the following: “If (Singapore) was such a miserable place,…


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February 28, 2017

Budget Cash Surplus 2005-14: $190b – MPs call for fiscal prudence?

Budget: Need for fiscal prudence I refer to the article “Budget 2017: Need for fiscal prudence, even as Govt helps workers and businesses, say MPs”…


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February 28, 2017

SIP: Were S’poreans ever told how much we lost?

I refer to the article “Singapore, China ink pacts on Suzhou Industrial Park, Tianjin Eco-city and other bilateral projects” (Straits Times, Feb 27). It states…


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February 27, 2017

Video: Budget protest Hong Lim Park 25.2.2017


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February 27, 2017

PUB makes profits thanks to govt grants: Illogical?

PUB makes a profit thanks only to govt grants I refer to the article “PUB makes a profit thanks only to govt grants: Maliki” (Straits…


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February 26, 2017

“Water” Editorial underscores 154th Press Freedom ranking?

I refer to the editorial “Ensuring water supply never ends” and the article “On the actual impact of the hike, and telling it like it…


February 24, 2017

PUB: $1.1b profits last 7 years – how much last 53 years?

With reference to my article “Water price: Have costs, but no revenue?” (Feb 24) – Terry Xu, the editor of theonlinecitizen had talked to me…


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February 24, 2017

Water price: Have costs, but no revenue?

Cost of supplying water has more than doubled I refer to the article “Cost of supplying water has more than doubled: PUB” (Straits Times, Feb…


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February 24, 2017

SkillsFuture Credit false claims – even less people went for training?

4,400 caught submitting false SkillsFuture claims I refer to the article “4,400 caught in January submitting false SkillsFuture claims amounting to $2.2m” (Straits Times, Feb…


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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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