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Work till I drop is not an option

Work till I drop is not an option

No, this has got nothing to do with MM Lee’s comments about Singaporeans working beyond the retirement age. To deflect all that he said, I only need to ask myself two questions: How many people in the world at age 86, are still actively working? Who and what company would employ a person who is, say, 76? In life, there is... 

Govt strategy has never been ‘growth at all costs’?

Govt strategy has never been ‘growth at all costs’?

Dear Dr Amy Khor, I refer to your remarks made in parliament as reported by Straits Times on 20 Jul 2010. You said the government has never undertaken a 'growth-at-all-costs' strategy. But our growth has come at the heavy social cost of sharp rise in housing prices and over crowded trains. These are real costs Singaporeans must... 

Singapore’s well-being goes far beyond GDP

Singapore’s well-being goes far beyond GDP

Dear Dr Khor, I refer to your speech in parliament as reported by Straits Times on 21 Jul 2010. You referred to MM Lee's speech at the Singapore International Water Week which purported that the government was mindful not to allow heavy pollutive industries using old technology to be set up even in our 'early, deprived' days.... 



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