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I refer to the article “Household incomes rise in 2017, but at slower pace for bottom 50%” (Straits Times, Feb 8). It states that “From 2012 to 2017, median monthly household income from work rose by 15.5 per cent cumulatively in real terms, or 2.9 per cent a year.” As we have consistently refused to have a “poverty... 

I refer to the article “Fewer ITE, poly grads in full-time work due to changing employment trends: MOE” (Channel NewsAsia, Feb 6). It states that “The number of polytechnic and ITE graduates in full-time permanent employment fell from 77 per cent in 2007 to 58 per cent in 2016, a decline of 19 percentage points. In contrast,... 

PAP only told us the half truth about raising tax. Investing in infrastructure for the future means more cameras, more surveillance. According to Straits Times article, [ LINK ] “I do expect our security expenditure to go up because we want to be able to support our security agencies in this very important mission to keep...