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		<title>Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/teachers-are-the-one-and-only-people-who-save-nations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 05:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Cheong Yaoming&#160;- &#160; According to the founder and first President of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, &#8220;Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.&#8221; Despite the importance of governments in forming nation shaping policies why would President Ataturk confer such a great responsibility to teachers and not politicians? Having been a private tuition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hougang by-election rallies &#8211; putting statistics to the rhetoric</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/hougang-by-election-rallies-putting-statistics-to-the-rhetoric/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/hougang-by-election-rallies-putting-statistics-to-the-rhetoric/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leong Sze Hian&#160;~ &#160; I refer to &#39;The Straits Times&#39; articles&#160;WP &#39;chose not to send Png into Parliament&#39;&#160;and&#160;&#39;Voters free to pick best man&#39;&#160;from May 21 2012. Foreign workers curtailed? The former states that &#8220;in the past year, it has tightened the inflow of foreign workers&#8221;. Based on 2011 data, &#160;local employment grew by 36,600 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billy runs into bureaucratic roadblocks</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/billy-runs-into-bureaucratic-roadblocks/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/billy-runs-into-bureaucratic-roadblocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By&#160;Leong Sze Hian&#160;~ Billy (not his real name) thanks the numerous valuable suggestions (here) and words of encouragement that he has received from TOC readers on how he can resolve his housing problem. Billy has already taken action based on some of the suggestions that were posted in the comments section. Below are some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>90% of unemployed residents are Singaporeans?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/90-of-unemployed-residents-are-singaporeans/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/90-of-unemployed-residents-are-singaporeans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ &#160; I refer to the Ministry of Manpower&#8217;s (MOM) Employment Situation First Quarter report. (here) It states that &#8220;An estimated 59,100 residents, including 52,800 Singapore citizens were unemployed in March 2012. The seasonally adjusted figures were 64,000 for residents and 57,700 for citizens&#8221;. This means that about 90% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redundancy Share for PMETs at a 13year high</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/redundancy-share-for-pmets-at-a-13year-high/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/redundancy-share-for-pmets-at-a-13year-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the Ministry of Manpower&#8217;s (MOM) Redundancy and Re-entry into Employment, 2011 report (here). Layoffs rose for PMETs. It states that &#8220;Layoffs fell for clerical, sales &#38; service and production &#38; related workers but rose for professionals, managers, executives &#38; technicians (PMETs)&#8221; PMETs accounted for 4,170 or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singaporean loses HDB flat, foreign wife runs away</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/singaporean-loses-hdb-after-foreign-wife-runs-away/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/05/singaporean-loses-hdb-after-foreign-wife-runs-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ Billy (not his real name) is a 41 year old Singaporean male, who married a foreign spouse. After marrying him, she obtained permanent residency (PR) status. Subsequently, she left Singapore on a flight to Los Angeles in 2007, and has not been contactable since. Her PR status has also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Population: Need 25,000 new citizens?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/population-need-25000-new-citizens/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/population-need-25000-new-citizens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By&#160;Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the occasional paper, Citizen Population Scenarios, published by the National Population and Talent Division, Prime Minister&#8217;s Office, in April. Highlights:- &#8220;Singapore&#8217;s Total Fertility Rate has been declining. At the same time, Singaporeans are living longer. Our life expectancy is currently one of the highest in the world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$500 fee to import a $10 medical device?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/500-fee-to-import-a-10-device/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/500-fee-to-import-a-10-device/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the article &#8220;Has HSA bitten off more than it can chew?&#8221; (Sunday Times, Apr 15). The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) recently also introduced a $500 fee for the import of medical devices. The $500 fee applies on a per shipment basis, regardless of the value of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$5 benefit for every tax dollar a fairytale?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/5-benefit-for-every-tax-dollar-fairytale/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/5-benefit-for-every-tax-dollar-fairytale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the article &#8220;How 2-room households get $5 for every $1 tax&#8221; (Straits Times, Apr 10). According to the report, a household income of $1,200 income can buy resale flat? How likely is it for the example given of a low-income household which has a combined income [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel cost price goes down but tariff goes up!</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/fuel-cost-pric-goes-down-but-tariff-goes-up/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/fuel-cost-pric-goes-down-but-tariff-goes-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the Energy Market Authority&#8217;s (EMA) reply &#8220;Power tariff increases in line with fuel prices: EMA&#8221; (Straits Times, Apr 7) to my letter Power tariff peg to fuel prices raises question over latest hike&#8221; (Straits Times, Apr 3). It states that &#8220;While Singapore is a price-taker when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit card debt seems to be &#8216;ever-growing&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/credit-card-debt-ever-growing/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/04/credit-card-debt-ever-growing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the article &#8220;More paid credit card bills on time last year, says credit bureau&#8221; (Today, Mar 30) which states that &#8220;The number of consumers who missed their credit card payments hit a record low last year, according to the Credit Bureau Singapore (CBS). Figures released by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Median income growth: MOM says +1%, PSD says -0.6%?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/median-income-mom-1-psd-0-6/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/median-income-mom-1-psd-0-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the article &#34;1.618 months pro-rated National Bonus for political office-holders&#34; (TODAY, March 27) which states that, &#34;For 2011, there was no payout under the real median income growth rate indicator, as it was -0.6 per cent. There was, however, a 50 per cent payout level for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medifund: How many patients rejected?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/medifund-how-many-patients-rejected/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/medifund-how-many-patients-rejected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the report &#8220;Over S$78m in Medifund aid given to needy in FY2010&#8221; (Channel NewsAsia, Mar 12). It states that &#8220;Successful applications also went up by 22 per cent to more than 480,000 in 2010&#8221;. In previous years, the statistics would also say what percentage of Medifund applications was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labour Market report: Income dropped – 0.7%?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/labour-market-report-income-dropped-seven-percent/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/labour-market-report-income-dropped-seven-percent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the Labour Market 2011 report released on 15 March. 2011 (see HERE). It states that &#8220;Weighed down by higher inflation in 2011, the real average (mean) earnings rose by only 0.7%&#8221;. Since I understand that the data includes employer CPF contributions for employees, what is the real increase, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statistics of CPF members meeting minimum sum requirement at age 55 &#8211; a roller-coaster ride?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/statistics-of-cpf-members-meeting-minimum-sum-requirement-at-age-55-a-roller-coaster-ride/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/statistics-of-cpf-members-meeting-minimum-sum-requirement-at-age-55-a-roller-coaster-ride/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the report &#8220;Percentage of CPF members meeting Minimum Sum on the rise: Tharman&#8221; (Channel NewsAsia, Mar 5). It states that &#8220;The percentage of active CPF members who meet their Minimum Sum at age 55 has been improving over the years, from 36 per cent in 2007 to 45 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s it like to own a house with a meagre $850 a month?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/whats-it-like-to-own-a-house-with-a-meagre-850-a-month/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/whats-it-like-to-own-a-house-with-a-meagre-850-a-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~By: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the Straits Times article &#8220;He earns $850 and owns a two-room flat&#8221; published on the 9th of Mar 2012. (See&#160;HERE) The question on our minds is whether one can pay off the HDB loan. After the $40,000 Additional CPF Housing Grant on the $99,220 flat, the HDB loan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casinos: Gamblers lost $5.7b?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/casinos-gamblers-lost-5-7b/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/casinos-gamblers-lost-5-7b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the Government&#39;s review on the two integrated resorts. With a total of 273,693 local gamblers visiting the two casinos last year, what may&#160;perhaps be a more important statistic to know is how much of the two integrated resorts&#39;&#160;combined annual gaming revenue of $5.7 billion and pre-tax profits of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$1 Tax = $4.25 Benefits: Really?</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/1-tax-4-25-benefits-really/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/03/1-tax-4-25-benefits-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~ By: Leong Sze Hian ~ I refer to the article &#8220;Grow economy to forge inclusive society: &#8220;DPM&#8221; (ST, Mar 2).&#160;It stated that over a lifetime, for every $1 of taxes paid, lower-income and middle-income households (no car) get $4.25 and $1.55 in benefits, respectively.&#160;I am unable to find any detailed explanation as to how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never-ending need for donations</title>
		<link>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/02/never-ending-need-for-donations/</link>
		<comments>http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/02/never-ending-need-for-donations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~by:&#160;Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the article &#8220;Donations to CDCs up 5% to S$10.9m&#8221; (Today, Feb 28).&#160; The joint press release by the Community Development Councils (CDCs) states that &#8220;A total of $10.9 million was attracted in community and corporate donations in 2011, up from $10.4 million in 2010. In particular, the proportion of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spend $30 million to disburse $61 million?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[~by: Leong Sze Hian~ I refer to the increase in funding to family service centres of about $100 million, over&#160;the next three years (&#8220;More family service centres, extra $30m funding in coming years&#8221;, (Straits Times, Feb 9). This works out to an annual funding of about $33.3 million. According to ComCare&#39;s annual report for the [...]]]></description>
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