Have we become a society that lets the elderly fall by the wayside?
The headlines on elderly suicide should make us pause and reflect on why it is happening in affluent Singapore. Why are more elderly committing suicide than ever before, with last year reaching a record high? The media reports suggest that with the steady increase in the elderly population, more elderly suicides can be expected...
Time to investigate if housing developers screw public by colluding?
“Unsold number of private properties hit 3-year high as prices continue to rise” screamed headline from a department of the constructive nation-building media." Bit strange that prices go up when there’s plenty of unsold stock. Shumething not right. Then this caught my attention (emphasis mine) Ms Christine Li, senior...
A system that is geared towards making the rich richer while the middle classes poorer
I read about the homeless people (including families with children) sleeping rough in parks/beaches/24hr eateries, the disabled senior citizen who was denied aid because a friend gave him a small sum of money and the stagnant wages. And then I read about the intended GST increments, the water and electricity prices double hike...
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