Needy gets 24 cents of every dollar spent?
I refer to the article “One-stop welfare hub at mall” (Straits Times, Nov 11). Enhance delivery of welfare or amount of welfare? Of late, there seems to have been quite a lot of stories about enhancing the delivery of welfare services to the needy. So, I thought it may be interesting to look at our expenditure on welfare...
Imaginary Labour Shortage in Singapore?
I have read with surprise recently quite a few articles about a so called "labour shortage" in Singapore. On Saturday PAP MP for AMK Ang Hin Kee posted on his facebook an advert taken out in the Straits Times [1] by Haniffa Pte Ltd, a company from Little India claiming that their staff are 5 times busier than previously due...
Unsung S’porean sporting hero made ex-S’pore FT proud!
Singapore's Colin Cheng celebrates winning a race in the Laser sailing class at the London 2012 Olympic Games, in Weymouth on Aug 3, 2012. Cheng has finished 15th overall in a fleet of 49 boats in the Laser Standard class. (Photo AFP). The recent comments about Singapore relying on imported FT to win all their sporting...
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