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Suitcase murder suspects (Photo: ST) I refer to the recent news that 3 impoverished men came into Singapore for weeks and survived by selling tissues. I want to ask ICA the following questions: 1.  How could these men get visas for so freaking long? 2.  We have seen many regional beggars coming into SG to beg and sell tissues... 

Mr Leong Sze Hian offered good comparisons between our Central Provident Fund (CPF) and Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) on rates of return ("CPF protest draws crowd"; Sunday). While the EPF's 6 per cent interest rate sounds attractive, it is unfair to use that as a benchmark for comparison. Unlike Singapore, Malaysia... 

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Singapore is the world's most expensive city ("Take heed of heat over rising costs"; May 25). Although its survey was targeted at expatriates, we should not discount it if we want to attract the right talent from all over the world, as this finding could dissuade them from coming...