The elites’ sense of entitlement
I read the letter “'Elitism' can be good for society” (link) recently published in the Straits Times forum, and can’t help but feel elitism is going to continue dominating Singapore society for the foreseeable future. Is this something Singaporeans should be concerned about? After all, our very own PAP government which...
Has PM Lee changed our national pledge?
PM Lee In August 2009, Lee Kuan Yew suggested that the pledge was just an aspiration to the dismay of NMP Viswa Sadasivan who had sought to move a motion to reaffirm the tenets enshrined in our National Pledge. Now 6 years on, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, not to be outdone by his father, has gone one step further. He concluded...
CPF Minimum Sum now a staggering S$161,000
On 1 July 2015, the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Minimum Sum requirement rose from $155,000 to $161,000. The increase was first announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech last year. The Minimum Sum is the amount that must be set aside in a member’s CPF savings account for retirement when...
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