by Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim | Jul 26, 2017 | Commentary
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim While the Malay community has made significant socioeconomic progress over the last three decades, it continues to grapple with the problem of overrepresentation in the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder. At stake is its social...
by Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim | Jul 25, 2017 | Commentary
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim On 27 April 2017, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced changes to the Cabinet. Key among the changes were the promotion of two Senior Ministers of State to full ministers. The cabinet is poised for expansion as the promotion of Mrs...
by Nabilah Mohammad | Jul 25, 2017 | Commentary
By Nabilah Mohammad Poverty: is it really all about the money? After witnessing decades of spectacular economic growth in Singapore, poverty was thought to have disappeared by the 1990s. However, in the recent years, growing inequality and stagnation of wages of...