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Desmond Kuek could be right after all – remember how he was roundly criticised for blaming SMRT woes on cultural issues?

Desmond Kuek could be right after all – remember how he was roundly criticised for blaming SMRT woes on cultural issues?

Tried as he might, SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek could not effectively tackle what he termed “deep-seated cultural issues,” which he attributed as the major cause for train disruptions. Kuek’s remarks were much maligned. People thought he was looking for an excuse for lapses and failures. The newly-appointed Inspector-General... 

An epic failure of our CPF scheme

An epic failure of our CPF scheme

In 2011, the median CPF retirement payout a month was S$260 (source: Tharman) In 2014, the median CPF payout was S$394 (source: Tan Chuan-Jin) In 2018, the 'average' CPF payout was S$355 (source: Josephine Teo) Note that the median is usually lower than the average, which means that in 2018, the median CPF payout was even lower... 

Merdeka Generation Package is evidence of PAP failure

Merdeka Generation Package is evidence of PAP failure

Prof Teo You Yenn, Associate Professor and Head of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in an op-ed for Straits Times today, wrote that “introducing one-off, cohort-based rewards is, arguably, not a principled, sustainable, or solidarity-enhancing way to protect people in retirement.” The author of... 



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