
On ‘Is the Opposition truly ready for 2020?’
I refer to Ms Jaffar's FB post reproduced on your site a couple days ago, Is our opposition ready for 2020? I doubt so! Before we criticise the various Opposition parties, my assertion to Ms Jaffar's observation is: "Are the people themselves ready to vote in an Opposition?" Elections after elections, screwing after screwing,...

What percentage of ex-offenders actually get jobs when they are released?
I refer to the article “Some job curbs on ex-offenders to protect public interest: MHA” (Straits Times, Jun 16). The article quoted Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) director of media relations Sunny Lee saying, that “Different government agencies impose restrictions on ex-offenders for some jobs “to protect the interests...

How many of the ‘locals’ employment change went to Singaporeans?
I refer to the article “Retrenchments at 5-year low, job vacancies on the rise: Manpower Ministry” (Straits Times, Jun 13). It states that “But it has remained difficult for some groups of people to get back into a job. The re-entry rate for residents in the first quarter – which is the share of residents who were laid...
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