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[The writer is a 64-year old tertiary-educated S'pore Citizen who had completed full-time National Service. This contribution was sent to TODAY Voices Editor] I refer to your local report "Rise in cases of drug-resistant Tuberculosis" (TODAY Mar 24). Once thought eradicated, Tuberculosis (TB) has made a comeback world-wide,... 

PropertyGuru published a story headlined “HDB flats are more unaffordable than private homes” online on March 22nd and in print the next day. Following publication, HDB issued a response in which it claimed our story was “misleading” and based on a “simplistic analysis”. Our story, which used data from the housing... 

钱财本是身外物，生不带来、死不带去。人生在世，就算是拥有金山银山，死后一坯黄土、一方棺材，也不过是比自己的一付臭皮囊大一些。何况，如果是火化，那时候肉躯成灰，一个小罎子就是一切。 那么，总理为什么那样傻呢？不要说他的老婆财源广进，就只他一个人的薪水，可以养活4百5百人口有余。然而他也仅是一个肚子，每一个时候，也仅穿一条衬衫、一条内裤；一双皮鞋、一袭西装。 那么，他要这么多薪水，这样积极的敛财做什么呢？今天的即时报道说：“由于政府在提升国人的实际收入方面表现一般，担任政治职务者今年可领取的国家表现花红...