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Are all POFMA instances mere coincidences, as the minister claims?

"If it so happens that some of the people involved are politically affiliated, that's just the consequence of their actions." - S Iswaran, Minister for Communication and Information. 4 POFMA directives have been issued thus far, since POFMA came into effect on 2 October 2019. 3 of the 4 directives were issued to opposition...

Helping unemployed people in a recession

Someone asked me - will there be a recession and how will it affect the people who lost their jobs? I gave him this view. We are already in a severe business slowdown. To the people who lost their jobs or suffer losses in their business, they are already feeling the effect of a recession. It will affect more people over the...

An alternative to the Fair Employment Framework?

The govt sets up the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) in 2014 to help locals get employment. Under this framework, an employer has to advertise a job opening in the designated Job Bank for a certain period before applying to the MOM to employ a foreigner. Many people have observed that this framework is not working. If the...