
Why do we keep talking for years about helping lower-income elderly workers?
I refer to the article “Impact of Progressive Wage Model” (Straits Times, Feb 28). It states that “A Income inequality and wage stagnation are serious concerns among low-income workers throughout the world. Singapore is no exception. Various politicians and scholars have advocated a national minimum wage to tackle the...

Unanswered questions of Terminal 5 Airport: Why does PAP needs 12 billions?
The elusive Terminal 5 does not have an official price tag, but the brief calculations by the Transport Ministry has revealed that it will take more than S$12.6 billion - where S$9 billion are from taxes, S$3.6 billion from state-owned corporation Changi Airport Group (CAG) and an undisclosed amount to be borrowed. What makes...

What is the real increase in starting salaries for graduates in the last decade?
I refer to the article “Higher starting pay for university graduates, more in freelance work: Survey” (Straits Times, Feb 26). It states that “They took home a median monthly salary of $3,400, up from $3,300 in 2016, according to results of a joint graduate employment survey released on Monday (Feb 26). The starting pay...
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