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Feb 27, 2014 · Low-income families in Singapore are finding it tough to survive, even though the city-state is one of the world's wealthiest, reports the BBC's Sharanjit Leyl.
- Working Lives Singapore
The motor is made in Singapore, ... The man who continued...
- Singapore's Mid-Life Crisis
Foreigners now make up close to 40% of the 5.3...
- Singapore's Hidden Poverty Problem
Singapore has become on the wealthiest countries in the...
- Working Lives Singapore
Nov 25, 2018 · Ask Singaporeans why poor people are poor, and the most likely answers are poor health, laziness and lack of higher education — at least, that was a finding of a Channel NewsAsia survey in July...
Sep 8, 2018 · Mani is a 21-year-old with a Primary 5 education who struggles to secure employment. She has a child, aged 5, with her first boyfriend whom she no longer keeps in touch with. With her second...
Feb 9, 2022 · In 2001, the former leader of the WP, J B Jeyaretnam, was forced to step down after filing for bankruptcy following a series of defamation lawsuits against him. Hundreds of politicians and union leaders have been detained through the Internal Security Act, a remnant of the island’s colonial past.
- Reem Hassan
May 1, 2019 · Labor Day makes for a good time to dive into why Singapore remains one of the world's most unequal countries.
- Roy Ngerng
May 9, 2019 · The convenience of heading to town, to chill at hipster cafes in Arab Street, or to the many other hip places in Singapore, are the only reasons I enjoy living in this area. Living in Jalan Kukoh for the past six years has made me realise how well poverty in Singapore is hidden.
Nov 9, 2013 · While Singapore has no official measure of poverty, the average household spends $1,250 a month for a four-person household on basic needs – food, clothing and shelter, says a two-year-old survey...
