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HDB BTO price up 115% vs resale price index up 40%?

HDB BTO price up 115% vs resale price index up 40%?

My favourite insider ES sent me some data on HDB prices in 1996. 1996 Toa Payoh 4-room $223,400? The  Average Selling Prices of New Flats in Mature Estates for the 3rd Quarter 1996 – Toa Payoh – 4-room was $223,400. 2016 Toa Payoh 4-room $480,500? The average price for 4-room in the latest BTO launch in February 2016 in... 

Graduates real starting pay decreased 5% last 8 years?

Graduates real starting pay decreased 5% last 8 years?

I refer to the article “Higher starting salaries for local fresh graduates in 2015: Survey” (Channel News Asia, Mar 2). It states that “The mean gross monthly salary among fresh graduates employed in full-time positions increased S$135 from 2014, according to results from the latest Joint Graduate Employment Survey released... 

My ability to speak Mandarin does not determine how Chinese I am

My ability to speak Mandarin does not determine how Chinese I am

I speak mandarin Chinese. I took higher Chinese and been to mainland China for countless of immersions. I have also travelled to places in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia with sizeable Chinese population. I just could not stand the sweeping statements made by several individuals suggesting that having a poor command of mandarin... 



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