Of Train and Bus: The Exploited Singapore Worker
"In Taiwan, bus drivers are paid around NT$60,000 (S$2,570) a month - more than twice what some fresh university graduates get." [Straits Times] My interest in this topic came back when someone new contacted me by email. I'll leave his name out as I'm not sure if he is comfortable with me revealing it. His wife is currently...
Ambassador Chan, there is simply no excuse to sacrifice democracy
Dear Ms Chan Heng Chee, I refer to your 8 Mar 2012 speech at Yale Law School [1]. "No doubt Singapore's democracy is much tighter than the US. But Singaporeans find their Government responsive and swiftly so. Things get done, problems are solved. Economic and social rights are expanded. There is greater openness in government....
Pressure on Singapore’s middle class rising due to cheap Foreign PMETs
The predominant middle class faces erosion as cheaper-paid foreign graduates flock into Singapore’s job market. Singapore’s P-Met (pronounced Pee-met), a flourishing group of people, is under stress. It’s the acronym for Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians, who make up 51 percent of the work-force. Most...
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