The alternative news in 1 day? (part 38) – HDB prices “stabilised”?
I refer to the article “HDB;s green efforts set to rub off on developers” (Straits Times, jan 23). 3-room price from $179,000? In the accompanying…
Public forum: Singaporeans pay the highest taxes, get the least benefits?
How Much Tax Are Singaporeans Really Paying? (Part 5)
TR Emeritus Jan 22, 2013 By Roy Ngerng and Leong Sze Hian This is a 10-part series which will analyse the tax that Singaporeans are…
Public education spending 4.3% less than GDP growth?
TR Emeritus Jan 20, 2013 http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/01/20/public-education-spending-4-3-less-than-gdp-growth/ I refer to the article “President Tony Tan: Strong defence needed” (TR Emeritus, Jan 19). Defense spending consumes 20%…
The alternative news in 1 day? (part 33) – Unions to help Five Stars’ workers?
theonlinecitizen Jan 20. 2013 The alternative news in 1 day? (part 33) – Unions to help Five Stars’ workers? I refer to the article “Unions…
The alternative news in 1 day? (part 32) – VWOs raising more money on top of raising money
theonlinecitizen Jan 18, 2013 The alternative news in 1 day? (part 32) – VWOs raising more money on top of raising money I refer to…
Which is the bigger problem?: Fare hike or “Pay highest taxes, get the least benefits?”
Widespread unhappiness over fare hike? Much has been written about the fare increase, since it was announced on 16 January ( including yours truly’s “The…
The alternative news in 1 day? (part 31) – Fare increase
I refer to the press releases of the Public Transport Council (PTC) and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) on the fare increase. 1m pay less,…
The alternative news in 1 day? (Part 29) – Cheapest broadband in the world?
theonlinecitizen Jan 16, 2014 The alternative news in 1 day? (Part 29) – Cheapest broadband in the world? Straits Times wrote a report on Tuesday…
The alternative news in 1 day? (part 28) – Is payslip really so complicated?
theonlinecitizen Jan 15, 2014 The alternative news in 1 day? (part 28) – Is payslip really so complicated? Straits Times reported that Ministry of Manpower…