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Singapore has a low birth rate for several decades. In spite of efforts by the government to encourage families to have more children, the results have continued to be disappointing. The key factor is the high cost of living which require both spouses to work full time to earn enough to meet this high cost. Most women are not... 

The narrative is that the Public Utilities Board (PUB) will incur a loss without the government giving a grant. In the financial year 2016, PUB made over $198 million dollars of profit after government grants. The government gave an operating grant 9of $298 million dollars. Without it, PUB will incur a deficit of roughly $100... 

  Phillip Ang * The author blogs at LikeDatOsoCanMeh.      Read More →