All posts tagged "cost of living"
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39HeadlinesPAP Does U-Turn on GST Hike: Irresponsible Becomes Responsible
Chee Hong Tat is already so high on something it’s lucky Singapore bans drugs. In an article in the PAP’s political newsletter,...
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Sembawang HDB Flat Flipped for Twice the BTO Price Sparks Worries about “BTO Lottery”
A 5-room HDB resale flat at Sembawang has just been sold for S$745,000 this month That’s an all-time high selling price for...
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What is Being Done to Ease the Exorbitant Rent Situation at Kopitiams?
RONALD LEE: In just the past 4 years, this has happened because of government policies and greedy kopitiam landlords: -increase cost for...
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Prices Rising Across the Board, but Government Still Bent on Raising GST
The first round of GST hikes is coming up in just a few months, ladies and gentlemen! Meanwhile, us Singaporeans are still...
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Desmond Lee Asks Consumers to “Go Elsewhere” if Coffeeshop Prices Too High
Minister for National Development Desmond Lee has told consumers to “go elsewhere” to find makan if they think the prices of food...
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Budget 2020: Billions Spent on One-Off Goodies to Sweeten the Ground for Elections?
ELSON: With elections around the corner, it looks like Budget 2020 is aimed at sweetening the ground. Remember the S$1.1 billion Bicentennial...
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Electricity Prices Up Despite Main Electricity Source, Natural Gas, Falling in Price
Singapore’s main source of electricity is natural gas, according to the Energy Market Authority. Gas prices have fallen to their lowest in...
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NUH and CGH Accused of Grossly Overcharging Patients
National University Hospital and Changi General Hospital have been accused of grossly overcharging patients. In the first incident, Ian Lee said that...
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Police Remain Mum on Splashing the Cash for S$171 Tap
ELSON: A petty theft led to the public discovery that a toilet tap in a police station costs S$171 – close to...
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Higher Taxes Likely to Come to Fund Government’s Climate Change Initiatives
In a climate change survey conducted by Mediacorp, a majority of Singaporeans and PRs (53 percent) called for the use of current...
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Lim Tean Champions Higher Wages for Singaporeans for the Good of the Economy
Peoples’ Voice Party chief Lim Tean has called for higher wages for Singaporeans to rejuvenate the economy. Currently, Singapore’s GDP growth is...
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Woman Asked to Pay S$19,000 Deposit to Move from SGH to Sengkang Community Hospital
2 out of 3 people in Singapore have MediShield Life integrated plans that cover them for private ward stays in community hospitals....
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Angry 70-Year-Old Retiree Questions Why Over S$60,000 of His CPF Money is Being Withheld
MICHAEL TOH: CPF is our life time savings for retirement. It is our money saved with CPF. I was asked to retire...
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Budget 2019: Singapore’s GST “Not High” Even with Planned Increase, Says Heng
Singapore’s Goods and Service Tax is “not high”, according to Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, when compared with member countries in the...
