By Marcus Chua, DollarsAndSense DollarsAndSense recently attended one of the focus group discussions held by the Central Provident Fund (CPF) to understand the scheme better. We noticed four recurring themes that kept coming up during the discussion, and have summarised them with the acronym “UPCC” for a truly Singaporean reading experience. U – Understanding Singaporeans P – Predictability C – Clarity C – …

Original video source. Sin Rak Sin Party Over 400 future residents of Fernvale Lea and residents of Fernvale link turned up for  dialogue session called by Dr Lam Pin in, MP of Seng Kang West SMC after concerns from the residents came up to him about the planned Chinese temple and columbarium at Fernvale Link. The dialogue session also had representatives …

By Jeremy Chen General Elections have to be held in Singapore by January 2017, but commentators have been speculating that 2015 will be the year given the ramp up in government communication about the introduction of MediShield Life, changes in housing policy, the Pioneer Generation Package and other policy initiatives. Yet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has commented that Singapore’s …

Dialogue session came to a stalemate between authorities and the future residents of Fernvale Lea after 3 hours of conversation on the issue of the planned Chinese temple and columbarium at Fernvale Link. Over 400 residents attended the dialogue session called by Dr Lam Pin in, MP of Seng Kang West SMC after concerns from the residents came up to …

Comment by David Tan To be fair, within the ranks of the current government, there are good leaders but whose hands are tied by the Party whip! This is where their conscience comes into play! I am sure that before they joined the People’s Action Party (PAP), they must have held certain life principles and social concerns. They cannot be …

By PropertySoul A reader of my blog shares with me the dilemma that he and his wife are facing: They know they shouldn’t buy when property prices are on the way down. But they are expecting their first child and want to get a condo unit now. Buying condo for the sake of your child If you can afford a …

By Lup Cheong I can’t take it anymore and therefore I am raising the alert in the hope that more people are aware of the situation! Today I saw them again but not just 2 of them anymore (only 2 spotted during Xmas 2012 period): a whole legion of 20 over number of Filipinos all over Toa Payoh Central asking people …