700,000 ‘lower-income’ – 1-in-3 workers?
There are 70,000 people qualified to work as guards, but only 29,000 locals and 4,000 Malaysians actually do so. There is a shortage of 10,000 guards. People shun the sector because of the low basic pay and long working hours - 12-hour shifts, six days a week. Security guards earn a basic pay of $817 a month and $1,678 with...
Coming soon – Summons-free parking coupons?
Could Singapore’s Land Transport Authority be planning a major revamp of its parking policy to include summons-free parking privileges for those unable to find ‘legitimate’ parking lots? Apparently, the LTA believes that its alright to park if you can’t, so long as you have ‘exhausted’ all means of finding such a...
Healthcare means testing
We refer to the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) reply “Health subsidies: Additional assessments require more detailed info” (Straits Times forum, Nov 24) to David Soh Poh Huat’s letter “Review criteria for means testing“, Nov 6). All Singaporeans can choose B2 or C class? It states that “All Singaporeans who choose...
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