‘Human capital’ good, ‘Inequality’ bad: Apples to... I refer to the article “Heng slams Oxfam report on inequality, saying outcomes matter” (Straits Times, Oct 13).
It states that “Outcomes, not measures of input, are what matters, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said yesterday, in a sharp criticism of the way a report arrived at its conclusion that Singapore was...
HDB bear market is more than 5 years already – due to ’99-year... I refer to the article “HDB prices fall 0.2% from previous quarter; 3,800 BTO flats to be released in November” (Straits Times, Oct 1).
It states that “Housing Board resale prices fell 0.2 per cent for the third quarter from the previous quarter this year, according to the latest flash estimates released on Monday...
Is our media among the highest paid in the world? I refer to the article “SPH panel finds two ST editors breached code of conduct” (Straits Times, Oct 4).
It states that “”One editor will be removed from his post, demoted and redeployed; the other will be given a written warning, have his salary docked, and redeployed,” the SPH statement said.”
My friend...
Action Information Management Pte Ltd
Approximately eight year ago on 12 October 2010, 14 PAP TCs collectively awarded the tender for the sale of their Town Council Management System (TCMS) software to Action Information Management Pte Ltd (AIM), a PAP-owned $2 company, for $140,000. The TCs then leased back the software for one year at $131,880, effectively...
Roy Ngerng’s ‘education inequality’ analysis: Some... I refer to Roy Ngerng’s article “Singapore’s Education Outcomes Are Very Unequal at Higher Levels of Difficulty” (thehearttruths, Oct 13).It states that “It is true that Singapore “outperforms the rest of the world” in education – in science, reading and mathematics, and ranks top in human capital.But...
Latest data: Worsening HDB ethnic quota & 99-year problem? After writing “HDB resale flats cheaper than BTO flats?” (Oct 6) – the person (who prefers to remain anonymous) who alerted me to these interesting HDB data in the first place, has just sent me the ‘Private Treaty Sales’ listing for October of just one property portal.
There are 12 HDB ‘Bank Sale’....
HDB Resale flats cheaper than BTO flats? After writing “HDB ethnic quota: Show the data, not ‘talk thru your nose’?” (Oct 2) – someone (who prefers to remain anonymous) alerted me to some very interesting HDB data.
According to the HDB’s web site –
“Consistent Approach in Pricing New Flats
In pricing new BTO flats, regardless of the differences,...
Refuting the ‘refute’ of the ‘149th’ Inequality Index? I refer to the article “S’pore refutes criticism over tackling inequality” (Straits Times, Oct 10).
It states that “Social and Family Development Minister Desmond Lee pointed out that while Singapore’s spending on healthcare and education may not be as much as other nations, the outcomes it achieves in these...
Are we, arguably, so afraid of losing power, that we forget... I refer to Singapore’s Electoral Freedom ranking of 173rd in the world.
Dear Singaporeans,
Are you not appalled and ashamed by a Government which has laws, contracts, systems, etc, that results in
… the termination of the Town Council Management Software (TCMS), by giving one month’s notice, when a different...
Hospitals’ foreign patients: Only ‘good’ data, ‘bad’... I refer to the article “Percentage of foreigners admitted to public hospitals falls from 2008” (Sunday Times, Oct 7).
It states that “The percentage of foreigners admitted to public hospitals here last year was lower than that for 2008. The proportion of foreigners among all inpatient and day surgery patients dropped...
Our poicies are fueling greater inequality, not reducing... I refer to the article “Nigeria, Singapore and India fuel wealth gap – Oxfam” (Reuters, Oct 9).
It states that “Nigeria, Singapore and India are among countries fuelling the gap between the super-rich and poor, aid agency Oxfam said today as it launched an index spotlighting those nations doing least to bridge...
Quash the Wrongful Conviction of Artist-activist Seelan Palay
Singapore Unbound condemns the conviction of artist-activist Seelan Palay on October 3, 2018, for holding a piece of art outside Parliament in 2017. After reasonably refusing to pay the fine of SGD2000 (USD1800), Palay was sentenced to two weeks’ imprisonment. Singapore Unbound considers the conviction a violation...
Why is it that Singapore’s health protection gap is the... I refer to the article “Asia’s health protection gap widens to US$1.8 trillion: Swiss Re” (Business Times, Oct 6).
It states that “THE health protection gap in Asia is estimated to have reached US$1.8 trillion, representing 40 million households that forgo medical treatment to avoid financial stress, a study...
AHTC & PRPTC against the Workers Party MPs I refer to the ongoing case against the WP MPs and Town Councillors. I find the editorial by TISG a little redundant as I believe most of us are aware what the issues are in the lead up to GE 2019!
When SC Davinder read the opening statement, I can’t help but wonder if it’s referring to the WP or to his colleagues...
SDP Warned about EIP and PAP's Racial Politics Years Ago It was reported yesterday that minorities are having a hard time selling their flats because, under the Ethnic Integration Policy or EIP, they cannot sell them to Singaporean Chinese families under certain conditions.
This means that they are only able to sell the flats to people from minority races, a situation that...
