
Working poor in Singapore can’t make ends meet
Working poor in Singapore have to work till they die. A new study by the National University of Singapore's Department of Social Work shows that the working poor in Singapore are not earning enough to make ends meet. "Working poor" is defined as someone earning less than half of the average monthly income of a Singaporean, which...

Suu Kyi questions S’pore’s fixation on material progress
Ms Suu Kyi meeting PM Lee at the Istana on 23 Sep. (ST Photo) Speaking at a press conference yesterday (23 Sep) to wrap up her first visit to Singapore, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Myanmar should not copy Singapore wholesale. Asked what she saw in Singapore that she might like to recreate in Myanmar, Ms Suu...

Should firms be allowed to replace SGs with better FTs?
Expats having a merry time at Clark Quay. In a recent interview with the media [Link], international HR consultant Toby Fowlston, managing director at Robert Walters Singapore, cautioned that if the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) new rules focus on hiring Singaporeans first, really talented foreigners may miss being hired. Mr...
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