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I read with much amusement that Singapore’s competition watchdog not notified about Grab-Uber deal and Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) is writing to both companies to “clarify the details” of the deal. I am damn surprised why these authorities are only asking for details when the deal has been completed and... 

No, we’re not asking to be reimbursed for buying graduation gifts for students. No, we’re not asking to be paid OT because we stay behind after school for consultations and remedial classes till we get chased out by the school attendants. No, we’re not asking to get Off days because we had to bring students out for... 

I refer to the article “Subsidies for master’s courses to be removed or reduced for foreign, PR students: Ong Ye Kung” (Today, Mar 5). It states that “From 2011 to 2016, locals formed 32 per cent of the postgraduate intake on average, while international students and PRs comprised 63 per cent and 5 per cent respectively....