Only 3,800 on Public Assistance?
Photo: CNA I refer to the article “Lonely and ‘waiting to die’, Singapore’s elderly poor find hope in many helping hands” (Channel NewsAsia, May 19). $500 financial assistance a month It states that ““She was receiving financial assistance, about S$500 a month,” said Ms Ahmala, a care executive with NTUC Health...
Protest using art?
It seems like unconventional artistic approaches are gaining much media attention here in Singapore. From the removal of the art installation by SOTA that was done by a student, which bears the name of former teachers and the covering of a HDB staircase with gold foil, the actions of the government in response to these incidents...
GIC takes “undisclosed” loss on UBS?
I refer to the article “GIC pares stake in UBS at a loss; combined strategy with Citigroup sees positive return” (Straits Times, May 16). It states that “GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, which invested in UBS to support it during the 2008/09 global financial crisis, said it has cut its stake in the bank at a loss,...
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