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	<title>The Online Citizen &#187; The Poor</title>
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		<title>Sunny passes away &#8211; from political party member to homelessness</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/07/political-party-homeless/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/07/political-party-homeless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gangasudhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>Lisa Li</b> catches up with a currently-homeless former member of Barisan Socialis..]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>107</slash:comments>
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		<title>ComCare cartoonised for the simple-minded</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/04/comcare-cartoonised-for-the-simple-minded/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/04/comcare-cartoonised-for-the-simple-minded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCYS cartoonises the Community Care Endowment Fund (ComCare) presumably for the simple-minded.]]></description>
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		<title>Many helping hands &#8211; how can hands best help?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/many-helping-hands-how-can-hands-best-help/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/02/many-helping-hands-how-can-hands-best-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six years ago, Ms Ho was appointed as RC Chairman in Kim Tian West zone. Today, many of her residents from the 11 housing blocks under her care know her, through her regular house visits and community events. <b>Lisa Lee</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stories of elderly and poor Singaporeans &#8211; told by bloggers</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/stories-of-elderly-and-poor-singaporeans-told-by-bloggers/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/stories-of-elderly-and-poor-singaporeans-told-by-bloggers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Poor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a collection of stories written by bloggers about poor, elderly Singaporeans. They are personal accounts of how some of our senior citizens and the poor live. &#160; A Stranger, My Friend by Zyberzitizen: A cat nearby keeps him company, sometimes laying above his head as he sleeps quietly, oblivious to the cold or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis of PTC&#8217;s news release on fare increase</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/analysis-of-ptcs-news-release-on-fare-increase/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/analysis-of-ptcs-news-release-on-fare-increase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/12/analysis-of-ptcs-news-release-on-fare-increase/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the Public Transport Council&#8217;s (PTC) News release on 11 September, on the increase in bus fares from 1 October. I would like to comment on the following:- &#8220;PTC considered Singapore&#8216;s economic outlook and the affordability of public transport. The economic outlook has been positive with the latest GDP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3rd World Savings, 1st World Cost of Living</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/09/3rd-world-savings-1st-world-cost-of-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a letter from Jason, one of our readers. It has been argued strongly that elderly Singaporeans are not saving enough, despite the CPF scheme. This is hardly surprising. The CPF was introduced in 1955 when Singapore was a Third World colony. Our per capita GDP (at current market prices) in 1960 was S$1,306. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extravagant help for the needy?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/extravagant-help-for-the-needy/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/extravagant-help-for-the-needy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Poor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian The ChannelNewsAsia report &#8220;50 needy households receive free electrical appliances&#8221; (29 August) (link) said that: &#8220;Needy residents in the South West District received various free electrical appliances on Wednesday due to an initiative by the South West Community Development Council and appliance manufacturer Akira. Akira has donated S$120,000 worth of appliances [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unanswered questions about CPF changes</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/unanswered-questions-about-cpf-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/unanswered-questions-about-cpf-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/24/unanswered-questions-about-cpf-changes/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian This is in reference to media reports that the CPF Special, Retirement and Medisave accounts&#8217; rates will be modified next year. The question that may be in every Singaporean&#8217;s mind is whether the peg to &#8220;an appropriate long term bond rate&#8221; may result in a higher or lower average rate, compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$150 per month for severely disabled elderly – extended by only one year?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/150-per-month-for-severely-disabled-elderly-%e2%80%93-extended-by-only-one-year/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/150-per-month-for-severely-disabled-elderly-%e2%80%93-extended-by-only-one-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian Media reports in July said that Singapore is in a &#8220;golden period&#8221; that can stretch out over many years. There were two other media reports in that same week about the payout period for disabled seniors under The Interim Disability Assistance for the Elderly (Idape) scheme &#8211; which pays up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nation Builders</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/434/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/08/434/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate National Day, lets not forget the ones who are struggling and who continue to struggle on a daily basis. Many thanks to Martyn See for taking the time and effort to lend a voice to the less-abled and needy &#8211; especially the elderly. May all of us do our small part to make the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than just money needed to help poor</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/07/more-than-just-money-needed-to-help-poor/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/07/more-than-just-money-needed-to-help-poor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is TOC writer Leong Sze Hian’s letter to The New Paper which was published on the 14th of July, 2007. I refer to the article &#8216;Would you work 2 shifts over 14 hours for $4.90 an hour?&#8217; (The New Paper, 6 Jul) and the recent launch of the Centre for Social Development (Asia) at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPF &#8211; F1 or F9 : Poor get less % than the rich?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/07/cpf-f1-or-f9-poor-get-less-than-the-rich/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/07/cpf-f1-or-f9-poor-get-less-than-the-rich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/07/02/cpf-f1-or-f9-poor-get-less-than-the-rich/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian I REFER to NTUC&#8217;s proposal to reduce the CPF contribution for lower-income workers and put 40 per cent of the Workfare bonus to CPF. On the one hand, we are putting more of the Workfare Bonus cash payout to worker&#8217;s CPF, but on the other, we are cutting their CPF contribution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPF &#8211; F1 or F9 &#8211; Do you know who gets your CPF when you die?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/f1-or-f9-do-you-know-who-gets-your-cpf-when-you-die/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/f1-or-f9-do-you-know-who-gets-your-cpf-when-you-die/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/28/f1-or-f9-do-you-know-who-gets-your-cpf-when-you-die/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian CPF announced the amendment of the treatment of Special Account savings invested in fixed deposits, and media reports that the CPF Board has reminded three non-bank investment administrators (IAs) that members&#8217; CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) money used for investments cannot be parked in cash accounts. Since the net interest rate currently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPF &#8211; F1 or F9? Half also cannot withdraw anymore</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/cpf-uniquely-singapore-f1-or-f9/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/cpf-uniquely-singapore-f1-or-f9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian On Jan 22, 2007, the manpower minister, Dr Ng Eng Hen, was quoted by the media thus: &#8216;To a question if the minimum CPF sum of $90,000 would be enough for retirement, Mr Ng said changes are being made so Singaporeans can have more money when they retire. The minimum sum, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Land of milk and money – and the politics of envy</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/land-of-milk-and-money-%e2%80%93-and-the-politics-of-envy/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/land-of-milk-and-money-%e2%80%93-and-the-politics-of-envy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singapore has changed. And I am not talking about physical changes such as the new MRT Circle Line or the new shopping malls or even the upcoming Integrated Resorts. One can almost feel the fundamental changes that are taking place – in the hearts and minds of Singaporeans. Although economic progress is of course important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$200 GST offset, but so much more to pay ad infinitum</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/200-gst-offset-but-so-much-more-to-pay-ad-infinitum/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/06/200-gst-offset-but-so-much-more-to-pay-ad-infinitum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a letter by TOC writer Leong Sze Hian to the Straits Times I REFER to StarHub&#8217;s announcement that it will increase cable TV subscriptions by between $4 for basic groups and $10 for sports content. This is an increase of 17 to 67 per cent. The reason given was that &#8216;the price hike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;895 HDB flats repossessed since 2003&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/03/895-hdb-flats-repossessed-since-2003/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/03/895-hdb-flats-repossessed-since-2003/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article &#8220;895 HDB flats repossessed since 2003&#8221; (TODAY, Feb 28). It states that &#8220;seven per cent of those who took HDB mortgage loans were in arrears of at least 3 months&#8221;. As at the end of last year, banks have completed the mortgagee sale of 895 HDB [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public assistance for the elderly – where the ethics lie.</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/03/public-assistance-for-the-elderly-%e2%80%93-where-the-ethics-lie/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/03/public-assistance-for-the-elderly-%e2%80%93-where-the-ethics-lie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/03/19/public-assistance-for-the-elderly-%e2%80%93-where-the-ethics-lie/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There will always be arguments on whether a sum we&#8217;ve decided is enough or not and as I&#8217;ve said yesterday, frankly one limiting factor must be the sum that we give through public assistance cannot be so generous as to erode the work ethic.&#8221; That said, Dr Balakrishnan stressed that despite a strict criteria on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The poorest in our society</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/02/the-poorest-in-our-society/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/02/the-poorest-in-our-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theonlinecitizen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the increasingly fast pace of life in Singapore, there perhaps is a tendency for us to forget those who are left behind, those who can’t run as fast as the rest of us – even if they want to. The government, to its credit, has set up various help schemes and even organizations (such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sir, may I have the can please?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This excerpt is taken from Yawning Bread&#8217;s website. I was having a late lunch at a hawker centre &#8212; just some fried noodles and a canned drink. In Singapore, one usually gets a cup of ice along with the drink, and the first thing we do is to pour half the can into the ice [...]]]></description>
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