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Inflation has been low because healthcare costs have been kept
Inflation has been low because healthcare costs have been kept low, thanks to a 2014 government subsidy for the elderly, and cannot be attributed to i...

Prof Koh also disclosed that he was shocked when a university
Prof Koh also disclosed that he was shocked when a university president recently told him that 60 per cent of the university students need financial a...

There’s no way the average Singaporean can survive on salaries
There’s no way the average Singaporean can survive on salaries as little as $35-40 a day, even perhaps at $50 a day or at $5-6 an hour. I’m shocke...

In his infinite wisdom, Lee assigned Grace Fu the pao-ka-liao role
In his infinite wisdom, Lee assigned Grace Fu the pao-ka-liao role of intermediary for the various government agencies practising tai-chi. After annou...

“Why do we keep apparently, continue to accumulate huge budget
“Why do we keep apparently, continue to accumulate huge budget cash surpluses? How would the huge surpluses benefit Singaporeans?” Huge surpluses ...

At the moment, the tight labour market and efforts to improve
At the moment, the tight labour market and efforts to improve wages appear to have helped increase the wages of those in the bottom 20th percentile. T...