Heard of the term sandwich class? The ‘sandwich class’ is an informal term coined to describe those in Singapore who live comfortably (not poor) but are ineligible to purchase HDB housing, and unable to afford private housing as well. In…
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Aiyoh! They have to pay for expensive tuition & fencing costumes for their kids. Gahmen must help these poor people! pic.twitter.com/efIOA6FTuw — mrbrown (@mrbrown) July 26, 2015 Call it the power of mrbrown: The popular blogger’s tweet about a private…
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Dear All Singapore Stuff, I would like to share my reflections on what the upcoming SG50 anniversary means to me, based on my personal experiences as an average Singaporean. I have come to realize that the poor and lower-middle class…
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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered his speech on Budget 2015 on Monday, and there were few surprises. As expected, he talked about the Silver Support scheme for the low-income elderly, the enhancements to the Central Provident…
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Dr Tommy Koh has revealed that the poverty rate in Singapore can be as high as 33 percent in Singapore and 60 percent of university students come from families which cannot earn enough to survive. “I am disturbed by the…
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