All posts tagged "poverty"
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17.2KHeadlinesMedian Household Income for Poor Families Falls 69% while Rent Payment Doubles
The median household income for families seeking help from local charity Beyond Social Services has fallen from S$1600 to S$500 per month....
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9.5KHeadlinesMore Uncles Spotted Sleeping Overnight at Zion Road Hawker Centre
Zion Road Riverside Food Centre is where char kway teow-lovers go for their fix. But of late more people have been seen...
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1.1KHeadlines7 Children and 18 Grandchildren, but 80-Year-Old Ah Ma Sleeps on the Streets of Chinatown
Mdm Tan is neatly dressed, carries a clutch bag and pushes a trolley. From appearances, it’d be hard to tell that this...
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1.1KHeadlinesSickly Single Mom has no Cash to Give Kids Pocket Money, Bank Threatens to Repossess Their Home
LAURETTA: Madam Shireen is a 34 years old mother of 4 kids, 2 boys are her own, while the other 2 girls...
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791Headlines“Airport Aunty” Stays in Changi Airport for 8 Years despite Owning a HDB Flat in Tampines
There’s over 10 Singaporeans who are known to be “regular customers” of Changi Airport. Which means, they live there. One of these...
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778HeadlinesMSF Social Service Officer Accused for Stealing Money meant for the Needy
Social Service Officer Chia Kwang Hwee has been charged for misappropriating funds meant for ComCare beneficiaries. The Ministry of Social and Family...
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807Cow Beh Cow BuA Father Shares One Ice Milo Among His Four Children, and a Humbling Life Lesson
IKRAM: Saw this while I was having a meal at a prata store. A father went there with his four children. He...
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659HeadlinesSingaporeans Offer Free Rides, Breast Milk and Cash to Help Financially-Strapped Family
A complaint against an obnoxious officer from the Ministry of Social and Family Development which went viral has led to an outpouring...
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7851HeadlinesSingaporean Widow Sleeps in MacDonald’s after PRC Church Friends Cheat her of House and Savings
Mary Seow sleeps in a 24hrs MacDonald’s restaurant in Hong Kong’s Jordan district. The 60-year-old is too ashamed to return to Singapore...
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626LettersNo Real Poor in Singapore; Even a Tissue Paper Seller can Enjoy Starbucks Meal!
KEV: Don’t believe what people tell you when they say that the poor in Singapore are suffering. In fact, there are no...
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560Cow Beh Cow BuOur System Should Not Fail the Poorest of the Poor
BRYAN CHOONG: We are 4 days to the polling day for General Election 2015. Many of my friends have decided on whom...
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686HeadlinesCHEE SOON JUAN: Gov You’re Out of Touch, Poor in Singapore Can’t Live on S$1000 a Month!
CHEE SOON JUAN: In it’s reply to my Wall Street Journal op-ed (“A new vision for Singapore”; Nov 28), the Government, through...
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629Cow Beh Cow BuPoor in Singapore Hit Worst by GST, Time to Follow America’s Tax Model
TAN KIN LIAN: I have been strongly opposed to the Goods & Services Tax (GST) in Singapore for over two decades. I...