Tourism receipts a better indicator than visitor arrivals
Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 9 Dec 2010 Straits Times letter by the Singapore Tourism Board's Mr Leong Yue Kheong. While visitor arrival growth is driven by many factors, we must take care to differentiate those factors which are important from those which are not so that we do not end up trumpeting factors that do not...
Why do Singaporeans commit suicide?
Two recent newspaper reports caught my attention: one was the good news that Singapore’s monthly median income rose to $2710 – an increase of 4.2% compared to the previous year of 0.5%.Another eye-catching news was a suicide that took place on the Queenstown MRT track. Apparently, a man in his 40s has jumped to the track...
Re: S’poreans to gain from strong Govt revenue
Dear PM Lee, I refer to the 29 Nov 2010 Straits Times report of your speech at the NUS University Cultural Centre. You pledged a lot to improve the lives of the people. But your pledge seems to come only once every five years. Why should we vote for you rather than for someone who will work to improve our lives at all times? You...
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