Increase in high-ranking public officers committing graft?
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in its Annual Report said that, "in 2011, CPIB received a total of 757 complaints, the lowest in the last 5 years since 2007". It also said that the "percentage of cases involving employees from the public sector remains low" and in contrast the "private sector cases formed the main...
Dealing with sacred cows in education
TODAY newspaper did a feature of ”Teach Less, Learn More”(TLLM), interviewing parents, educators and policymakers. There were mixed responses, with some supportive and some skeptical if TLLM was working at all. It touched on something I felt strongly about, so even in danger of repeating my earlier stated points and...
What the pawnshop statistics tell us
Where do we often see concentration of pawn shops? Places like Las Vegas and Macau. "Gambling is harmful for people, stated Wang. He saw many pawn shops around casinos in Macau for people losing in gambling to exchange money to gamble again" [Link] If you have been observant enough, you would notice the proliferation of pawnshops...
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