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Are we in a sense ‘jumping the gun’ by saying that the policies are ‘sound’ and only need two ‘improvements’, when the inquiry panel will only complete its work in a few more months?

I refer to the article “SAF can improve heat injury prevention: Panel” (Straits Times, Jun 21). It states that “revealed on Tuesday that an external review panel flagged two areas for improvement – though he declined to elaborate further. However, he added that the panel found the SAF’s heat injury policies sound...

Why is Singapore’s public healthcare spending as a percentage of GDP so low?

I refer to the article “May to unveil £20bn a year boost to NHS spending” (The Guardian, Jun 16). It states that “Taxpayers are to be asked to help fund a £20bn a year injection of extra cash into the National Health Service by 2023-24 that will pay for thousands more doctors and nurses, while cutting cancer deaths...

Why do many parents lack ‘time’ with their children?

I refer to the article “Do not organise work activities that eat into family time, Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin urges employers” (Today, Jun 17). It states that “Employers can help fathers more by being conscious about organising work activities that do not eat into family time … Giving the example that employers can choose...