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A better way to deal with the social enterprise hawker center model

The social enterprise hawker center model seems to be a mess. Is there a better way? The govt agency (i.e. National Environment Agency) should decide on the rent to charge for each stall and the people who are qualified to be allocated the stall. They can also determine the prices allowed to be charged. Is this difficult? No,...

Hawker tender system — Singapore’s policies are all geared towards making easy money

After listening to the latest podcast of New Naratif on Singapore’s hawkers, I cannot help but feel sad that Singapore’s policies are all geared towards making easy money. There is a lack of concern for the well being of hard-working people. The tender system has not changed since the late 1970s and 80’s when my friend...

1 in 10 disadvantaged students make it?

I refer to the article “Disadvantaged students trail top-performing peers here” (Straits Times, Oct 24). It states that “But when it comes to “national resilience”, which looks at how these students fared against the top science performers in their own countries, only one in 10 of Singapore’s disadvantaged students...