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Unethical to charge land cost for HDB lease, huge CPF loss

Unethical to charge land cost for HDB lease, huge CPF loss

Due to constant propaganda by PAP, HDB flats appear to be affordable. But once buyers become aware that we are merely lessees and work out the actual cost of the 99-year very long-term lease, we begin to understand just how costly and risky committing to a HDB lease really is. The unethical part about buying a HDB flat is... 

Not just a case of parking fees, but of double-standards leading to erosion of trust

Not just a case of parking fees, but of double-standards leading to erosion of trust

The news that Members of Parliament (MPs) receive what appears to be special and cheaper car parking rates have caused an uproar online. The revelation on 26 June follows the news weeks earlier of the Ministry of Education decreeing that teachers would also have to pay for parking, at market rates, in school premises, ending... 

Salaries: Is the Straits Times worth the paper it is printed on?

Salaries: Is the Straits Times worth the paper it is printed on?

I refer to the ‘Insight’ article “Helping low-wage workers: What more can be done? ” (Sunday Times (2 full pages), Jun 24). It states that “Cleaner Sucila Rajoo, whose basic monthly salary was $600 when she started work 18 years ago, now earns $1,300, plus an incentive of $100 a month for good attendance and performance.... 



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