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Don’t Support Workfare in Lieu of Minimum Wages

Don’t Support Workfare in Lieu of Minimum Wages

Gerald Giam of Workers party in the TOC Face-to-Face forum said that he thinks Workfare is workable; but the govt insists that a large part of it goes into CPF and the average Workfare recipients gets only $80 a month. A number of bloggers have also step forward to support the principle of Workfare in the past few months. I... 

The last days of Raffles Hotel – there goes 125 years of heritage?

The last days of Raffles Hotel – there goes 125 years of heritage?

Raffles Hotel Hi I read via a friend's posting on FB that one of the true vestiges of Singapore's heritage, the iconic Raffles Hotel is undergoing a name change to Beach Road Hotel. I did a quick search online and there is no mention anywhere about this - does anyone know whether this is really happening? Has there been any... 

How many peasants does it takes to feed a minister every month?

How many peasants does it takes to feed a minister every month?

A minister takes home on average approximately $1,500,000 a year or $125,000 a month. A peasant takes home on average approximately $30,000 a year or $2,500 a month. As 20% of the peasant's pay has to go into CPF, the peasant is left with $2,000 in cash. Assuming the peasant saves 10% of his cash for rainy days, he would be... 



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