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For the past 7 days, there is ZERO UnVaccinated in ICU (average is ZERO) but there are Vaccinated people in ICU due to Covid Infection. Some people have to eat their words... How could those "protected" having more people in ICU than those "unprotected"?! That's pretty ironic isn't it?   Goh Meng Seng      Read More →

I refer to the Straits Times’ Editorial, “Digital realism in a fractious world“ (Nov 19). Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s comments on digitalisation warrant special attention from the respective world leaders. Undeniably, there are endless advantages and convenience for going digitalisation. Cutting-edge digitalisation... 

We cannot rely on the market to fix wages. The market wages depend largely on bargaining power. The worker is at a weaker position relative to the employer and has to accept a wage that is lower than a "fair rate". To overcome this weakness, the workers have to join a trade union and bargain for better wages and working conditions....