A generation screwed
In 1993, there were concerns about an oversupply of doctors leading to increased healthcare costs. To curtail an increasing number of Singaporeans going overseas to study medicine, the number of universities and medical schools in the Schedule was reduced from 176 to 28. Over the last few decades, thousands of straight A students...
Alternative daily news (27) HDB gains $2.5m from 1 lease buyback flat?
More seniors used HDB's Lease Buyback Scheme last year after the rules were relaxed. I refer to the article "More take up Housing Board's Lease Buyback Scheme" (Straits Times, Jan 13). It states that "But some like 68-year-old Mr Tan, a single who asked that his full name not be published, have found a solution to their...
Deport the undesirables as a deterrent
Last week Dudley Au, a senior gentleman, wrote in a forum letter in the Today paper calling for deterrence against crime. He was referring to the rioting in Little India and how important it is to make sure that the perpetrators and potential rioters would think very hard should they want to riot again. Singapore has done well...
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