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Why should a statutory board like SkillsFuture - arguably a white elephant - be helmed by a former Military General? I refer to the article 'Auditor-General finds SkillsFuture Singapore overpaid $4.22m, has yet to collect $43m in levies' (ST, 20 Jul). It states that "In its annual audit of government accounts, the AGO also flagged... 

Yesterday I posted about the tragic case of the severely disabled senior citizen living in a one room rental flat whose full time carer son died suddenly in his sleep with only $6 left in his bank account. I highlighted the lack of support for people like her who through no fault of their own are unable to look after themselves.... 

I met an elderly woman who wore a badge of "Service Ambassador" at the MRT station. She worked part time, 3 hours a day. I told her that I was probably the person responsible for many people like her, getting this job. In the early 2000s, Singapore was in a deep recession, following the bursting of the dotcom bubble. Many people...