Daily Archives: 2018-04-27
Is Singaporeans’ unemployment rate relatively worse off than that of PRs and foreigners?
By Leong Sze Hian
2018-04-27 
0I refer to the article “Singapore’s unemployment rate drops to 2% in Q1” (Channel NewsAsia, Apr 27). It states that “Singapore’s unemployment rate in the first quarter was 2 per cent, down from 2.1 per cent in December last year, the Ministry of Read More
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MOM says labour market improved but citizen unemployment rate continues to remain at 3.0% unchanged
By Correspondent 2018-04-27 0The Manpower Ministry (MOM) released the advance report today (27 Apr) on the Singapore’s labour market for the first quarter of 2018. “Unemployment rates in March 2018 were mostly lower than December 2017 and a year ago,” MOM announced. “Retrenchments were also lower Read More
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Are “threats” of withholding HDB upgrading still relevant after Minister Wong’s clarification?
By Correspondent 2018-04-27 0At a NUS public forum in 2011 just before the GE that year, a student asked Prime Minisgter Lee Hsien Loong about HDB upgrading in opposition wards. He asked why residents living in Hougang SMC are penalised for picking “a ‘Teochew nang’ (Teochew Read More
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ILO, Tokyo 2020 sign agreement to promote decent work in run-up to the Games
By The Online Citizen 2018-04-27 0The ILO and The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) have signed an agreement to promote decent work in the preparations for, and operation of the international sporting event. “Through this partnership we are committing together to uphold Read More
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Why is it that private property prices are going up, whilst HDB prices are still going down?
By Leong Sze Hian 2018-04-27 0I refer to the articles “Private home prices up 3.9% in first quarter” and “HDB resale prices down 0.8% in Q1; 3,900 new flats to be launched next month” (Channel NewsAsia, Apr 27). The former states that “Private home prices rose 3.9 per cent in Read More
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Dare to be different
By The Online Citizen 2018-04-27 0by M Ravi Almost every day we are barraged with the promise that globalisation brings communities together, reduces geographical distances and connects disparate people through what appears to be a shared lifestyle, held together by common values. We are led to believe the Read More
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Published on 2018-04-27 by The Online Citizen
Army News’ write up on SAR21, leaves reader wondering about the army’s understanding of its equipment
By The Online CitizenA member of public wrote to TOC, highlighting something that he noticed on page 30 of “Army News” issue 250/2018. The short article on Singapore’s SAR21 infantry rifle writes, “The SAR 21 is a bullpup designed weapon (i.e., the butt stock of the Read More
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