Singapore: Most taxed yet lowest social benefits?
I refer to the article “Handouts for the poor top $100m mark” (Sunday Times, Oct 20). 45% increase in ComCare? It states that “Social assistance payments to the poor crossed the $100 million mark for the first time to reach $102.4 million in the last financial year ending in March. That was a nearly 45 per cent jump from...
Clarification needed for SAF Detention Barracks death
The newspapers today reported that a detainee, 54 year-old Sivaperumal Tanggayelu, detained in the Singapore Armed Forces' Detention Barracks, collapsed and died in the detention centre while taking a shower. The reports (see THIS, THIS and THIS) raises several questions about the protocols and procedures in place to assist...
FT policy: Dialogue? What dialogue?
"The 'victimised Singaporean' framing does nothing to push these issues forward for intelligent debate. It does not encourage Singaporeans to think about how things can be improved while acknowledging what we have. It does not led to useful discussion over policy... I have no doubt that the people who spout this line [I assume...
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