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MISTAKE in PAP “think tank” critique on UBS ranking of the purchasing power of Singapore wages

MISTAKE in PAP “think tank” critique on UBS ranking of the purchasing power of Singapore wages

One of the annual rankings which the PAP loves to hate is the annual UBS ranking of the purchasing power of wages of 73 cities across the world.  Every year, Singapore scores very poorly. The following are the latest set of results from UBS. Singapore is ranked below Moscow, Rio and even Kuala Lumper. The low ranking of Singapore... 

TR columnist Ng Kok Lim rebuts LKY school of policy studies’ Dr Tan Khee Giap’s reply on UBS study

TR columnist Ng Kok Lim rebuts LKY school of policy studies’ Dr Tan Khee Giap’s reply on UBS study

Background: Dr Tan Khee Giap and his team wrote an article, 'Figures, facts and fallacies' which was published on ST (3 May), refuting the figures and data on UBS Report. TRE columnist Ng Kok Lim refuted Dr Tan's article on TRE (25 May): https://www.tremeritus.net/2011/05/25/figures-facts-and-fallacies/ Dr Tan then replied... 

The Aliens of Paradise

The Aliens of Paradise

Singapore is home to more than a million foreigners. Actually nearly half of Singapore’s 5m population are foreigners if permanent residents are included. Some were on temporary work passes as construction and manual workers, but many were professional and technical staff in the group called PMETs. The foreign PMETs is a big... 



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