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PAP MP Ang Wei Neng proposed in Parliament today that a “time stamp” be put on local university degrees which can be renewed by graduates as they attend upgrading courses every 5 years or so. And if they don’t, the degrees will ‘fade over time’. Have you heard of anything more preposterous than this suggestion???? Is... 

Two days ago, Singapore’s flagship daily, “The Straits Times,” ran an article about a survey conducted by the Centre for Governance and Stability (CGS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), which found that companies which loaded senior positions with people over a certain age, under-performed. The article can... 

The Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) was launched in 2020 to protect jobs and help firms retain local workers. The Government has committed over $25 billion to the JSS, and supported over 150,000 employers for up to 17 months. I consider the JSS to be largely wasteful. It allows employers to keep workers on the payroll, doing nothing. Some...