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After the mainstream media finally decided to publish a damning piece on elderly poverty in Singapore on 7 May, there has yet been any response from the government on how to help our elderly Singaporeans facing poverty. The Channelnewsasia article “Ploughing on: The faces and insecurities of Singapore’s elderly working poor,”... 

In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of Operation Spectrum – Function 8 is organising an event, “Debunking a 30-year-old Conspiracy” on 21 May, 2 to 6 pm, at The Projector: [ LINK ] Being the amateur statistician that I am – I asked if there were any statistics on the sum total period of detention of all the 22 professionals... 

I refer to the article “2,500 needy households to get 300,000 free eggs over next 12 months” (Today, May 7). “No excessive help given to some particular needy persons”? It states that “Working with the local Social Services Office would ensure that there was no excessive help given to some particular needy persons...