The main goal for GST is to provide our beloved grandparents and parents the healthcare they will increasingly need. As our grandparents and parents retire, Singapore’s labour force participation rate is expected to decline and, with it, income and spending. While social welfare for Singapore’s elderly people has grown greatly in line with her aging…
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Singapore’s efforts on tackling COVID-19 impresses WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) officials on Tuesday (Feb 18) praised the efforts of Singapore in tackling cases of coronavirus and said other countries should follow its example. Singapore is leaving no stone unturned, testing every case of influenza-like illness and pneumonia, and so far there is no evidence of community transmission. Meanwhile, Finance Minister…
Congratulations on your full recovery!
(Feb 10, 2020) Lovely Singapore congratulates the six patients who have fully recovered from the coronavirus! One of them is a 73-year-old granny! One of the six fully recovered patients is a Singaporean while the rest are Chinese travellers from Wuhan. Boost up your immunity system by eating healthy and staying hydrated! Please remember to…
Is $1,379 a month enough for a typical retiree in Singapore?
A research team from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYPP), National University of Singapore (NUS) led by Assistant Professor Ng Kok Hoe has revealed their findings last Wednesday that a typical Singaporean above 65 years old would require roughly $1,379 monthly to meet his or her basic needs. The figures for different types…
South Korea: More educated but less employed?
The older generation used to advise us when we were in school, “Study hard and go to university so you can get a good job!” Nowadays, being able to go to university and getting a degree has become the norm. But the question is, has it really helped us to get jobs? In Seoul, an…
Borneo Motors Sales Executives Could Have Suffered up to 30% pay cut
Sales executives of Borneo Motors, who have chosen to remain anonymous reported that the company was planning to cut commissions by $100 to $350 per car from last month. According to the sales executives, their monthly income could have fallen by $2,000. Union Intervened To Help They are glad that there is still light at…
Arming security officers in Singapore with weapons: yes or no?
Recently, a video of a 60-year-old security officer being punched at Roxy Square carpark after an argument regarding directions out of the building went viral. Due to this incident, the discussion of whether these officers should be armed was brought up again. Despite countless of private security officers being physically or verbally abused in Singapore,…
Young pianist in Sarawak has a bleak future unless granted Malaysian citizenship
A recent YouTube video on Dayak Daily has gone viral and brought attention to a young lady named Rachel Sia living in Sibu, Sarawak. Despite being adopted by her foster parents Peter Sia Chew Ong and Lau Kui Fua in 1999 shortly after her birth, Rachel is still a stateless child at the age of…
Singaporean women still earning lesser than their male counterparts today
Living in a young, thriving, forward-thinking nation like Singapore, one would think that we would have resolved the narrow-minded thinking of male favouritism. Unfortunately, this is not the case- at least not so apparent in the workplace. As Singapore progresses economically, it is only coherent that the standard of living increases at the same time….