Even the price of noodle increases faster than salary
A bowl of mee pok We did some study and collated the following data. We can see that in 1980, the price of a 3-room HDB flat in Queenstown is $20,000. The salary of a factory operator was $500 a month or $6,000 a year then. Going by the Price-to-Income ratio, the price of 3-room flat in Queenstown then was 3.33 times of annual...
Many still unsettled about education policy
Judging by the number of articles on the education system published in last weekend's Sunday Times, it can be said that many are still unsettled with the education policy. One issue that appears to bug parents most is the to be included criteria for students to be assessed - ie "special qualities" such as resilience, character...
Big bucks no responsibility, no accountability
Big bucks no responsibility, no accountability Taiwan’s Defence Minister Kao Hua-chu resigned over the death of a national service man who was punished for having a mobile phone with a camera. ‘Hung Chung-chiu's death sparked an outcry on the island, with thousands of protesters demanding an investigation.’ BBC. The...
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