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Click to enlarge A lot of us, not without justification, worry about medical bills. This is especially so if you are hit with a serious illness which require extensive and expensive medical care. And there are such cases. I am not going to deny that there are not a few people and families who struggle with medical fees. What... 

On caring for the poor: "Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?" - Vivian Balakrishnan On education: "You own a degree, but so what? That you can't eat it. If that cannot give you a good life, a good job, it is meaningless" - Khaw Boon Wan On housing: "Public housing will always be affordable" -... 

I am often told that Singaporeans don’t care about the ISA. The fact that this law has been with us for nearly 70 years is taken for granted and even with respect. Our country’s stability and orderliness are frequently attributed to the presence of this law.To be honest, I too did not bother about the ISA in my younger...