Despite the witholding of data, we must fight on to give real meaning to democracy
The government's consistent refusal to be transparent and reveal data that affects the well being of Singaporeans only tells you one thing - they are afraid that when facts are made known it may be too dangerous to their position. In the days before social media, they could accuse and stick on you any label as they like. Many...
Minister Chan’s statistics lead us to more questions on workforce numbers
Minister Chan Chun Sing revealed that 17% of new jobs went to PRs, whilst they make up a total of 15% of the Singaporean workforce. In my opinion, this is engaging in typical selective disclosure as several questions immediately come to mind: 1) Why did he report only on total jobs created between 2015 and 2018? And why only...
Why should Singpaoreans and PRs be lumped together for employment statistics?
Why did the government lump Singaporeans and PRs together when tabulating statistics for local employment? So as not to pit Singaporeans against PRs? Obviously not. I believe the most probable reason for lumping these two components together is to confuse the populace regarding the actual number of employment created for native...
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