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Issues That Matter: Uniquely Singapore – F1 or F9?
Jan. 25 | “Can you imagine walking to every HDB block and every floor that you go, every 12 flats that you count, one of them is in arrears by more than three months? And at the end of the day, if they cannot pay and they default (on their mortgage loans),...
Many Singaporeans want to migrate – Why?
Feb. 10 | Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Singapore envies Kiwi lifestyle” (New Zealand Herald, Feb 9). It states that “The bait was better working hours, cheaper cars and housing – and in three weeks thousands from Singapore have...
TOC & Talk Politics hold successful Year in Review forum
Jan. 2 | Xue Jianyue / Pictures by Damien Chng Despite some technical mishaps, which resulted in a failure to webcast the forum to other sections at the venue, The Online Citizen (TOC) and Talk Politics held a successful Year in Review 2009 forum which looked...
PMETs and degree holders among hardest hit by weak labour market
Dec. 16 | Leong Sze Hian Despite a slight increase in GDP in the third quarter of this year, Singapore’s labour market, as well as the earnings and productivity of resident workers have not recovered. A report released yesterday by the Ministry of Manpower reveals...
Economy recovering, but labour statistics getting worse?
Dec. 15 | Leong Sze Hian According to the Ministry of Manpower’s Labour Market Third Quarter 2009 Report, released on 15 December, Singapore’s real GDP grew by 0.6% over the year in Q3 09, after three consecutive quarters of contraction. However, long-term...
Transport subsidies for the disabled – passing the buck?
Dec. 9 | Exclusive coverage: Starting from today (9 Dec), The Online Citizen will have exclusive coverage the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) which is being held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The reports are by members of ECO Singapore, writing exclusively...
Household Expenditure Survey 2007/08: How many poor people in Singapore?
Dec. 3 | Announcement: Click here to order a copy of Sze Hian’s book, Issues That Matter: Uniquely Singapore – F1 or F9? Leong Sze Hian I refer to the report “Average monthly household expenditure for 2007/08 up 2.7per cent vs 2002/03 (CNA,...
Issues That Matter: Uniquely Singapore – F1 or F9?
Mar. 22 | Over the years, Mr Leong Sze Hian has written countless letters to the local press on issues which affect every Singaporean. These include the Central Provident Fund (CPF), healthcare, education, transport, housing, credit, the charities, employment and...
Uniquely Singapore – a video with Leong Sze Hian
Mar. 14 | Here is a video which TOC did with financial analyst, Mr Leong Sze Hian. In this 8-minute short film, Mr Leong speaks about a few issues which are highlighted in his latest book , “Issues That Matter: Uniquely Singapore – F1 or F9”. Mr Alex Lew,...
Together we save jobs?
Feb. 9 | By Leong Sze Hian / Columnist I REFER to the article “Chipmaker Chartered to cut 500 jobs” (ST, Jan 31). Chartered said that it will cut 600 employees, or 8 per cent of its workforce to save US$16 million a year. 540 of these employees will...
Electricity – why is the “messenger” earning more than the gencos?
Nov. 17 | Leong Sze Hian / Columnist It may not be appropriate for a privatised state asset operator, to think like the Government and try to save it money, whilst at the same time trying to maximise profits like a private company. According to the EMA’s, “How...
Leong Sze Hian on the radio
Nov. 16 | The Online Citizen’s columnist, Mr Leong Sze Hian, will be a guest on 100.3FM every Tuesday, 9am to 10am. The show, called “bu ge yi kou ting” (don’t give a damn), has been on-going for four weeks already. It is scheduled to go on for another...
Calls are a-ringing?
Oct. 27 | Leong Sze Hian / Columnist Charity calls ringing? I refer to the President’s Star Charity Show on 12 October. When the show was nearing its end, just minutes before 10 p.m., the amount of donations from calls from the public shown on the screen was...
Suicide statistics – the young and the stressed?
Oct. 20 | Leong Sze Hian / Columnist In a written reply in Parliament on 26 August, by the Minister of Education, Dr Ng Eng Hen, to a question by MP Cynthia Phua, the incidence of suicide among youths (rate of youth suicide per 100,000), was 4.9 in 2006 and 6.7...
CANCELLED: Scheduled forum and book launch postponed
Sep. 12 | Announcement (12 Sept, 2008): The scheduled forum and book launch, as announced in the write-up below on Sept 5, are postponed due to a last-minute venue cancellation by the NVPC. No reasons were given to the organizers. We would like to apologise to...
