Only 1,840 on public assistance who are not in shelter homes?
I refer to the article “Homes of last resort” (Straits Times, Jun 12). It states that “The number of residents in these homes has been stable – between 1,880 and 1,960 each year – for the past five years.” Are the destitutes housed in these homes counted in the ComCare Public Assistance scheme statistics? If so,...
Does globalisation really create jobs & raise salaries as what PM Lee said?
I refer to the article “Globalisation can create jobs and raise salaries for Singaporeans: PM Lee” (Straits Times, Jun 10). It states that “In some countries, globalisation is viewed as a monster that wrests jobs from workers. But in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sees it as a creator of jobs and booster of...
Lim Chong Yah: On censorship, CPF, etc?
Lim Chong Yah I refer to the article “Singapore should have minimum wage, says economist Lim Chong Yah” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun 10). It states that “Lim: In my view, it may not be that satisfactory as a real pension programme because the sum for quite a lot of people would be still very, very minuscule; very, very small...
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