All posts tagged "money"
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2.9KHeadlinesHundreds of Maids Queue Up to Borrow Money at Jurong Moneylending Outlet
Hundreds of maids have been queuing up to borrow money at a moneylending outlet at Block 135 Jurong Gateway Road. Last Sunday...
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The Big Problems with President Halimah’s Speech on PAP 4G Leaders: Things Haven’t Added Up
ELSON: A speech big on heart, but somehow Singaporeans don’t feel it in the real world – that’s how I would sum...
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Maid Accused of Taking Loans from 5 Moneylenders using Employer’s Particulars
Imagine if you hired a maid, only to receive debtors’ notes from not 1, but 5 moneylenders because she took out loans...
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LETTERS: Does the Ministry of Health Profit from the Sale of Public Blood Donations?
SIMON LIM: In Singapore, nobody sells blood to the hospitals or the Blood Bank. We donate our blood free charge to them...
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Malaysia Opposition Coalition Promises to Abolish GST if It Wins Coming Elections
In Singapore, we’re squabbling over “test balloons” and a GST hike that will take place in some 3 years time. In Malaysia,...
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Singaporeans, International Air Transport Body Don’t Buy Ng Chee Meng’s “Pay First for T5” Rationale
The government is demanding the public pay close to 100 percent more in passenger service fees to fund the development of the...
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Government has “Enough Money” due to “Prior Planning”, so Why the Price Hikes after GE2015?
JAY SINGH: Our dear Senior Minister of State, Indranee Rajah, in her rebuttal of WP chairman Sylvia Lim’s “floating test balloons” query,...
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This is How Singapore’s GST Rate Compares to Other Top Asian Nations
Since the government announced in this year’s Budget that it will be raising GST to 9 percent from around 2021, many Singaporeans...
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Why Raise GST when S$9.6 Billion Budget Surplus is Enough to Finance a Large Ministry Like MOH?
Heng ah, the gahmen raised GST by 2 percent and not 20 percent (eh, it could happen one day, maybe with a...
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GST Raised because a “Mad” PAP Indulged in “Irresponsible, Unsustainable Plans”?
Okay, this one not we say one hor – it’s straight from the horse’s mouth. Or more accurately, the Prime Minister’s lah....
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Budget 2018: The “Chicken Wing” Average Singaporeans Will Be Getting
The old saying about the Singapore government, for those still not in the know, is “Give a chicken wing, take back one...
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Budget 2018: Government to Give Singaporeans Free Money due to Budget Surplus
The government will dole out free money to adult Singaporeans due to an expected budget surplus for the 2017 financial year, with...
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Budget 2018: GST, “E-Tax” and Other New Taxes to Burn a Hole in Your Pocket
Okay, almost everyone expected Goods and Service Tax to go up… and it did by 2 percentage points to 9 percent! But...
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ElderShield: A Scheme Aimed at Leeching Off Singaporeans that’s Likely to be Made Compulsory?
ELSON: ElderShield is an insurance presently offered by the government, which according to the government is aimed at providing financial support to...
