Last September, the government set up the CPF Advisory Panel to review Singapore’s compulsory savings system – the Central Provident Fund (CPF). This February, the panel gave its recommendations which were accepted by the government [Link]. Summary of the main…
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I was thinking of doing a listicle, a brainless but, hopefully, funny way of conveying information. Except that the CPF review panel’s recommendations have left me brain-dead and I am not feeling terribly funny. Bear with me please because I…
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Many members of the pioneer generation are already covered by private health insurance schemes, such as IncomeShield, and use their Medisave funds to pay the premiums. With the launch of the compulsory MediShield Life, they will have to pay an…
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I received many comments to my post last week, and many messages from Singaporeans, both personally as well as online. Although I disagreed with some policies which I highlighted, some seem to think that I was rejecting all the PAP Government’s…
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