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Despite holding both a Community Health Assist Scheme (Chas) card and Pioneer Generation card, 73-year-old Yeo Saw Hua was denied subsidised fees and the...
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The government paints a rosy picture of how Singaporeans aren’t feeling the pinch of rising cost with our annual wage increases and 2.5% CPF...
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People’s Voice Party chief Lim Tean launched a scathing attack on the concept of meritocracy in Singapore and the “broken” CPF forced retirement savings...
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CEO of National University Hospital, Eugene Liu, has explained that the difference in the S$19,000 option offered by the hospital for an eye surgery...
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A doctor has publicly questioned why the fees for a glaucoma operation are two times higher at the National University Hospital than the Singapore...
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The Ministry of Health has revealed that MediShield Life claim limits have fallen short of the targets set when the national health insurance scheme...
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The Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) says it has reviewed and made adjustments to its charges to “to better align a wider range of...
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The Singapore Democratic Party has warned Singaporeans to brace themselves for tough times ahead if they continue to give the ruling PAP unfettered powers...
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RONALD LEE: When Singaporeans band together in a common chorus of “nabeh lah” and other curses, we can effect change. Just look at how...
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ELSON: Is the government bent on making sure that taxes and the cost of public services keep up with or even outstrip income growth?...
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Would you pay S$20 for a bottle of mineral water at a restaurant, even if it is a 2 Star Michelin restaurant? Would you...
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Bus and trains fares will rise by an overall 4.3 percent from 29 Dec this year. That, according to the Public Transport Council, is...
Across the Causeway
Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak has suggested that the Singapore government is bribing the poor through the distribution of GST vouchers. He said...
Across the Causeway
The new Malaysian government has just announced a Sales and Services Tax (SST), months after it scrapped the 6% GST imposed by the previous...
