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I refer to the article “Najib’s housing pledge from previous polls still unfulfilled” (Straits Times, Oct 25). It states that “Malaysia’s central bank was the bearer of bad news in July, when it said home ownership is still seriously unaffordable, with median prices at 4.4 times annual median income, the same as back... 

With 2 million getting Skillsfuture Credit – why the number who went for training only increased by 39,000? I refer to the article “418,000 went for subsidised training in 2016” (Straits Times, Sep 15). It states that “More than 400,000 people took up subsidised training courses last year, said SkillsFuture Singapore... 

I refer to the article “Singapore has the ‘most powerful’ passport in the world: Passport Index” (Straits Times, Oct 25). It states that “the Singapore passport is now the “most powerful” in the world, with a visa-free score of 159.” Is it not somewhat ironic that we are the most powerful passport in the world,...