The alternative news in 1 day? (part 56) – $177 Workfare buy $1,600 computer?
New series on how the Budget helped Singaporeans? I refer to the article “$ The Budget and me” (Straits Times, Feb 13). Increase in Workfare?…
Negative real wage growth last 13 years?
Update on wage statistics? Using the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) statistics cited in David Wan and Ong Chin Huat’s paper “Compensation systems in Singapore” (July/August…
How I invest in the stock market
How I invest in the stock market? For my article this month, I shall write about something which I have never revealed in detail…
[Tax Infographics Finale 1]: Singaporeans Pay As Much Into Tax, CPF and Social Expenditure As The Nordic Citizens
thehearttruths.com Feb 11, 2014 http://thehearttruths.com/2014/02/11/tax-infographics-finale-1-singaporeans-pay-as-much-into-tax-cpf-and-social-expenditure-as-the-nordic-citizens/ Leong Sze Hian and I have written a 10-part + 2-finale article on how much the taxes are that Singaporeans…
Tax Finale 2: Singaporeans Pay As Much As The Nordic Citizens But Get Back Way Lesser In Social Protection
thehearttruths.com Feb 13, 2014 http://thehearttruths.com/2014/02/13/tax-finale-2-singaporeans-pay-as-much-as-the-nordic-citizens-but-get-back-way-lesser-in-social-protection/ By Roy Ngerng and Leong Sze Hian Due to the overwhelming response that we have received for the 10-part article…
The alternative news in 1 day? (part 57) – “Propaganda” news?
I refer to the article “Mentoring programme to help Malay and Muslim workers level up” (Straits Times, Feb 13). Help workers from low-income families become…
Jobs created to Singaporeans declined from 45 to 10+%?
I chanced upon an occasional paper, Employment of Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and Foreigners 1997 – 2006, published by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Jobs…
Video: Singaporeans pay high taxes, get the least benefits back?
The Real Singapore Feb 13, 2014 http://therealsingapore.com/content/video-singaporeans-are-paying-much-tax-nordic-countries
Alternative news in 1 day? (part 55) – Increase employee CPF rate?
I refer to the article “NTUC calls for twin actions on CPF rates” (Straits Times, Feb 13). Increase CPF employee contribution rate? It states that…
Pioneer generation package?
theonlincitizen Feb 12, 2014 Pioneer generation package? By Leong Sze Hian In reference to the latest Government-initiated package for the Pioneer Generation, a local news…