#letteroftheweek — Public Fediverse posts

#LetterOfTheWeek
#STForum: What is a 120-year #life for?
"what we believe a human person is worth when he can no longer contribute economically. Taro Aso’s infamous “hurry up and die”🤨 comment is not an outlier.. #Singapore has among the most sophisticated #ageing infrastructures in the region. What we have not yet built is a compelling account of what a #longlife is for – one that holds firm even when the person in question is no longer #useful by conventional measures"🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-what-is-a-120-year-life-for

#LetterOfTheWeek
#STForum: What is a 120-year #life for?
"what we believe a human person is worth when he can no longer contribute economically. Taro Aso’s infamous “hurry up and die”🤨 comment is not an outlier.. #Singapore has among the most sophisticated #ageing infrastructures in the region. What we have not yet built is a compelling account of what a #longlife is for – one that holds firm even when the person in question is no longer #useful by conventional measures"🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-what-is-a-120-year-life-for

#LetterOfTheWeek
#STForum: What is a 120-year #life for?
"what we believe a human person is worth when he can no longer contribute economically. Taro Aso’s infamous “hurry up and die”🤨 comment is not an outlier.. #Singapore has among the most sophisticated #ageing infrastructures in the region. What we have not yet built is a compelling account of what a #longlife is for – one that holds firm even when the person in question is no longer #useful by conventional measures"🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-what-is-a-120-year-life-for

#LetterOfTheWeek
#STForum: What is a 120-year #life for?
"what we believe a human person is worth when he can no longer contribute economically. Taro Aso’s infamous “hurry up and die”🤨 comment is not an outlier.. #Singapore has among the most sophisticated #ageing infrastructures in the region. What we have not yet built is a compelling account of what a #longlife is for – one that holds firm even when the person in question is no longer #useful by conventional measures"🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-what-is-a-120-year-life-for

#LetterOfTheWeek
#STForum: What is a 120-year #life for?
"what we believe a human person is worth when he can no longer contribute economically. Taro Aso’s infamous “hurry up and die”🤨 comment is not an outlier.. #Singapore has among the most sophisticated #ageing infrastructures in the region. What we have not yet built is a compelling account of what a #longlife is for – one that holds firm even when the person in question is no longer #useful by conventional measures"🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-what-is-a-120-year-life-for

#LetterOfTheWeek
Track vehicle ownership data better
"regulators hv never actively tracked te “beneficial owner” of each #COE. There's never been systematic tracking of active driver #ownership & usage patterns of corporate-owned #vehicles. #Regulators cld take a leaf fr #Singapore Land Authority’s #digitalisation efforts.. any defined family unit tt holds multiple COEs unreasonably shld not be able to avoid additional #duties simply by structuring ownership differently"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-track-vehicle-ownership-data-better

#LetterOfTheWeek
Track vehicle ownership data better
"regulators hv never actively tracked te “beneficial owner” of each #COE. There's never been systematic tracking of active driver #ownership & usage patterns of corporate-owned #vehicles. #Regulators cld take a leaf fr #Singapore Land Authority’s #digitalisation efforts.. any defined family unit tt holds multiple COEs unreasonably shld not be able to avoid additional #duties simply by structuring ownership differently"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-track-vehicle-ownership-data-better

#LetterOfTheWeek
Track vehicle ownership data better
"regulators hv never actively tracked te “beneficial owner” of each #COE. There's never been systematic tracking of active driver #ownership & usage patterns of corporate-owned #vehicles. #Regulators cld take a leaf fr #Singapore Land Authority’s #digitalisation efforts.. any defined family unit tt holds multiple COEs unreasonably shld not be able to avoid additional #duties simply by structuring ownership differently"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-track-vehicle-ownership-data-better

#LetterOfTheWeek
Track vehicle ownership data better
"regulators hv never actively tracked te “beneficial owner” of each #COE. There's never been systematic tracking of active driver #ownership & usage patterns of corporate-owned #vehicles. #Regulators cld take a leaf fr #Singapore Land Authority’s #digitalisation efforts.. any defined family unit tt holds multiple COEs unreasonably shld not be able to avoid additional #duties simply by structuring ownership differently"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-track-vehicle-ownership-data-better

#LetterOfTheWeek
Track vehicle ownership data better
"regulators hv never actively tracked te “beneficial owner” of each #COE. There's never been systematic tracking of active driver #ownership & usage patterns of corporate-owned #vehicles. #Regulators cld take a leaf fr #Singapore Land Authority’s #digitalisation efforts.. any defined family unit tt holds multiple COEs unreasonably shld not be able to avoid additional #duties simply by structuring ownership differently"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-track-vehicle-ownership-data-better

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Nuclear readiness will depend on culture of #safety & #accountability
"identifying blind spots early, esp'ly those tt local agencies may overlook.. #Singapore’s small size means te stakes r v different.. In larger countries, nuclear facilities r often located far fr major population ctrs. 🇸🇬doesn't hv tt luxury.. nuclear readiness . is equally a test of regulatory independence, institut'nal discipline & willingness to acknowledge vulnerabilities honestly"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-nuclear-readiness-will-depend-on-culture-of-safety-and-accountability

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Nuclear readiness will depend on culture of #safety & #accountability
"identifying blind spots early, esp'ly those tt local agencies may overlook.. #Singapore’s small size means te stakes r v different.. In larger countries, nuclear facilities r often located far fr major population ctrs. 🇸🇬doesn't hv tt luxury.. nuclear readiness . is equally a test of regulatory independence, institut'nal discipline & willingness to acknowledge vulnerabilities honestly"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-nuclear-readiness-will-depend-on-culture-of-safety-and-accountability

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Nuclear readiness will depend on culture of #safety & #accountability
"identifying blind spots early, esp'ly those tt local agencies may overlook.. #Singapore’s small size means te stakes r v different.. In larger countries, nuclear facilities r often located far fr major population ctrs. 🇸🇬doesn't hv tt luxury.. nuclear readiness . is equally a test of regulatory independence, institut'nal discipline & willingness to acknowledge vulnerabilities honestly"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-nuclear-readiness-will-depend-on-culture-of-safety-and-accountability

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Nuclear readiness will depend on culture of #safety & #accountability
"identifying blind spots early, esp'ly those tt local agencies may overlook.. #Singapore’s small size means te stakes r v different.. In larger countries, nuclear facilities r often located far fr major population ctrs. 🇸🇬doesn't hv tt luxury.. nuclear readiness . is equally a test of regulatory independence, institut'nal discipline & willingness to acknowledge vulnerabilities honestly"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-nuclear-readiness-will-depend-on-culture-of-safety-and-accountability

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Nuclear readiness will depend on culture of #safety & #accountability
"identifying blind spots early, esp'ly those tt local agencies may overlook.. #Singapore’s small size means te stakes r v different.. In larger countries, nuclear facilities r often located far fr major population ctrs. 🇸🇬doesn't hv tt luxury.. nuclear readiness . is equally a test of regulatory independence, institut'nal discipline & willingness to acknowledge vulnerabilities honestly"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-nuclear-readiness-will-depend-on-culture-of-safety-and-accountability

#LetterOfTheWeek
Should leisure travel be allowed for those appealing against conviction?
🧐"Why shld te doctor be allowed to travel for leisure.? Te #patient’s family & friends may still be #grieving over the #loss of their loved one, & must be pained to learn tt the #convicted #doctor is allowed to go overseas for a 14-day #holiday as if all were normal.
Any person charged & on bail, or after conviction & sentencing . shld not be allowed to travel #overseas for leisure"⚖️
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-should-leisure-travel-be-allowed-for-those-appealing-against-conviction

#LetterOfTheWeek
Should leisure travel be allowed for those appealing against conviction?
🧐"Why shld te doctor be allowed to travel for leisure.? Te #patient’s family & friends may still be #grieving over the #loss of their loved one, & must be pained to learn tt the #convicted #doctor is allowed to go overseas for a 14-day #holiday as if all were normal.
Any person charged & on bail, or after conviction & sentencing . shld not be allowed to travel #overseas for leisure"⚖️
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-should-leisure-travel-be-allowed-for-those-appealing-against-conviction

#LetterOfTheWeek
Should leisure travel be allowed for those appealing against conviction?
🧐"Why shld te doctor be allowed to travel for leisure.? Te #patient’s family & friends may still be #grieving over the #loss of their loved one, & must be pained to learn tt the #convicted #doctor is allowed to go overseas for a 14-day #holiday as if all were normal.
Any person charged & on bail, or after conviction & sentencing . shld not be allowed to travel #overseas for leisure"⚖️
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-should-leisure-travel-be-allowed-for-those-appealing-against-conviction

#LetterOfTheWeek
Should leisure travel be allowed for those appealing against conviction?
🧐"Why shld te doctor be allowed to travel for leisure.? Te #patient’s family & friends may still be #grieving over the #loss of their loved one, & must be pained to learn tt the #convicted #doctor is allowed to go overseas for a 14-day #holiday as if all were normal.
Any person charged & on bail, or after conviction & sentencing . shld not be allowed to travel #overseas for leisure"⚖️
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-should-leisure-travel-be-allowed-for-those-appealing-against-conviction

#LetterOfTheWeek
Should leisure travel be allowed for those appealing against conviction?
🧐"Why shld te doctor be allowed to travel for leisure.? Te #patient’s family & friends may still be #grieving over the #loss of their loved one, & must be pained to learn tt the #convicted #doctor is allowed to go overseas for a 14-day #holiday as if all were normal.
Any person charged & on bail, or after conviction & sentencing . shld not be allowed to travel #overseas for leisure"⚖️
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-should-leisure-travel-be-allowed-for-those-appealing-against-conviction

#LetterOfTheWeek
Provide more guidance for #seniors to age safely at home
🇸🇬"Beyond awareness, more #hands-on #support wld help.. agencies cld organise #roadshows to demo practical home modifications & provide access to pre-qualified contractors, along w clear & transparent sample quotations. Safe #ageing at home shldn't depend on renovation know-how. W clearer guidance & trusted support, >seniors can take practical steps to live safely & independently in their own homes"👍
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum-provide-more-guidance-for-seniors-to-age-safely-at-home

#LetterOfTheWeek
Provide more guidance for #seniors to age safely at home
🇸🇬"Beyond awareness, more #hands-on #support wld help.. agencies cld organise #roadshows to demo practical home modifications & provide access to pre-qualified contractors, along w clear & transparent sample quotations. Safe #ageing at home shldn't depend on renovation know-how. W clearer guidance & trusted support, >seniors can take practical steps to live safely & independently in their own homes"👍
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum-provide-more-guidance-for-seniors-to-age-safely-at-home

#LetterOfTheWeek
Provide more guidance for #seniors to age safely at home
🇸🇬"Beyond awareness, more #hands-on #support wld help.. agencies cld organise #roadshows to demo practical home modifications & provide access to pre-qualified contractors, along w clear & transparent sample quotations. Safe #ageing at home shldn't depend on renovation know-how. W clearer guidance & trusted support, >seniors can take practical steps to live safely & independently in their own homes"👍
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum-provide-more-guidance-for-seniors-to-age-safely-at-home

#LetterOfTheWeek
Provide more guidance for #seniors to age safely at home
🇸🇬"Beyond awareness, more #hands-on #support wld help.. agencies cld organise #roadshows to demo practical home modifications & provide access to pre-qualified contractors, along w clear & transparent sample quotations. Safe #ageing at home shldn't depend on renovation know-how. W clearer guidance & trusted support, >seniors can take practical steps to live safely & independently in their own homes"👍
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum-provide-more-guidance-for-seniors-to-age-safely-at-home

#LetterOfTheWeek
Provide more guidance for #seniors to age safely at home
🇸🇬"Beyond awareness, more #hands-on #support wld help.. agencies cld organise #roadshows to demo practical home modifications & provide access to pre-qualified contractors, along w clear & transparent sample quotations. Safe #ageing at home shldn't depend on renovation know-how. W clearer guidance & trusted support, >seniors can take practical steps to live safely & independently in their own homes"👍
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum-provide-more-guidance-for-seniors-to-age-safely-at-home

#LetterOfTheWeek
Impatient customers make #delivery #riders take risks
"Pref'ce for faster deliv & low tolerance for delay contribute incrementally to sys where time saved by 1 party may translate into risk borne by another.. raises broader qn abt te kind of #socialcompact we wish to uphold. #Singapore has long emphasised shared #responsibility - whether in public cleanliness, #graciousness or safety. Yet in te realm of digital convenience tis ethos appears less visible"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-impatient-customers-make-delivery-riders-take-risks

#LetterOfTheWeek
Impatient customers make #delivery #riders take risks
"Pref'ce for faster deliv & low tolerance for delay contribute incrementally to sys where time saved by 1 party may translate into risk borne by another.. raises broader qn abt te kind of #socialcompact we wish to uphold. #Singapore has long emphasised shared #responsibility - whether in public cleanliness, #graciousness or safety. Yet in te realm of digital convenience tis ethos appears less visible"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-impatient-customers-make-delivery-riders-take-risks

#LetterOfTheWeek
Impatient customers make #delivery #riders take risks
"Pref'ce for faster deliv & low tolerance for delay contribute incrementally to sys where time saved by 1 party may translate into risk borne by another.. raises broader qn abt te kind of #socialcompact we wish to uphold. #Singapore has long emphasised shared #responsibility - whether in public cleanliness, #graciousness or safety. Yet in te realm of digital convenience tis ethos appears less visible"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-impatient-customers-make-delivery-riders-take-risks

#LetterOfTheWeek
Impatient customers make #delivery #riders take risks
"Pref'ce for faster deliv & low tolerance for delay contribute incrementally to sys where time saved by 1 party may translate into risk borne by another.. raises broader qn abt te kind of #socialcompact we wish to uphold. #Singapore has long emphasised shared #responsibility - whether in public cleanliness, #graciousness or safety. Yet in te realm of digital convenience tis ethos appears less visible"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-impatient-customers-make-delivery-riders-take-risks

#LetterOfTheWeek
Impatient customers make #delivery #riders take risks
"Pref'ce for faster deliv & low tolerance for delay contribute incrementally to sys where time saved by 1 party may translate into risk borne by another.. raises broader qn abt te kind of #socialcompact we wish to uphold. #Singapore has long emphasised shared #responsibility - whether in public cleanliness, #graciousness or safety. Yet in te realm of digital convenience tis ethos appears less visible"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-impatient-customers-make-delivery-riders-take-risks

#LetterOfTheWeek
Yes, we🇸🇬 need campaigns to remind us how to behave
"Campaigns . aren't abt stating te obvious, but abt reinforcing social norms. A simple, repeated message can act as a gentle nudge.. True graciousness must be supported by #social #culture. When commuters model considerate behaviour, it encourages others.. shapes a self-sustaining #norm where #courtesy becomes natural iso instructed. In tis sense, campaigns remind the mind, while culture shapes the heart"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-yes-we-do-need-campaigns-to-remind-us-how-to-behave

#LetterOfTheWeek
Yes, we🇸🇬 need campaigns to remind us how to behave
"Campaigns . aren't abt stating te obvious, but abt reinforcing social norms. A simple, repeated message can act as a gentle nudge.. True graciousness must be supported by #social #culture. When commuters model considerate behaviour, it encourages others.. shapes a self-sustaining #norm where #courtesy becomes natural iso instructed. In tis sense, campaigns remind the mind, while culture shapes the heart"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-yes-we-do-need-campaigns-to-remind-us-how-to-behave

#LetterOfTheWeek
Yes, we🇸🇬 need campaigns to remind us how to behave
"Campaigns . aren't abt stating te obvious, but abt reinforcing social norms. A simple, repeated message can act as a gentle nudge.. True graciousness must be supported by #social #culture. When commuters model considerate behaviour, it encourages others.. shapes a self-sustaining #norm where #courtesy becomes natural iso instructed. In tis sense, campaigns remind the mind, while culture shapes the heart"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-yes-we-do-need-campaigns-to-remind-us-how-to-behave

#LetterOfTheWeek
Yes, we🇸🇬 need campaigns to remind us how to behave
"Campaigns . aren't abt stating te obvious, but abt reinforcing social norms. A simple, repeated message can act as a gentle nudge.. True graciousness must be supported by #social #culture. When commuters model considerate behaviour, it encourages others.. shapes a self-sustaining #norm where #courtesy becomes natural iso instructed. In tis sense, campaigns remind the mind, while culture shapes the heart"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-yes-we-do-need-campaigns-to-remind-us-how-to-behave

#LetterOfTheWeek
Yes, we🇸🇬 need campaigns to remind us how to behave
"Campaigns . aren't abt stating te obvious, but abt reinforcing social norms. A simple, repeated message can act as a gentle nudge.. True graciousness must be supported by #social #culture. When commuters model considerate behaviour, it encourages others.. shapes a self-sustaining #norm where #courtesy becomes natural iso instructed. In tis sense, campaigns remind the mind, while culture shapes the heart"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-yes-we-do-need-campaigns-to-remind-us-how-to-behave

#LetterOfTheWeek
Make it much easier to speak to a person on a #hotline
🧐"Te wider issue is .. whether #service #architecture is judged by what exists on paper than what's accessible in practice. #fairdealing .. shld extend to te design of #customer #contact channels.. Institut'ns shld review their c'r channels based on discoverability, not just existence. #Regulators shld consider whether hidden contact pathways r consistent w fair dealing.. shldn't req insider guidance"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-make-it-much-easier-to-speak-to-a-person-on-a-hotline

#LetterOfTheWeek
Make it much easier to speak to a person on a #hotline
🧐"Te wider issue is .. whether #service #architecture is judged by what exists on paper than what's accessible in practice. #fairdealing .. shld extend to te design of #customer #contact channels.. Institut'ns shld review their c'r channels based on discoverability, not just existence. #Regulators shld consider whether hidden contact pathways r consistent w fair dealing.. shldn't req insider guidance"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-make-it-much-easier-to-speak-to-a-person-on-a-hotline

#LetterOfTheWeek
Make it much easier to speak to a person on a #hotline
🧐"Te wider issue is .. whether #service #architecture is judged by what exists on paper than what's accessible in practice. #fairdealing .. shld extend to te design of #customer #contact channels.. Institut'ns shld review their c'r channels based on discoverability, not just existence. #Regulators shld consider whether hidden contact pathways r consistent w fair dealing.. shldn't req insider guidance"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-make-it-much-easier-to-speak-to-a-person-on-a-hotline

#LetterOfTheWeek
Make it much easier to speak to a person on a #hotline
🧐"Te wider issue is .. whether #service #architecture is judged by what exists on paper than what's accessible in practice. #fairdealing .. shld extend to te design of #customer #contact channels.. Institut'ns shld review their c'r channels based on discoverability, not just existence. #Regulators shld consider whether hidden contact pathways r consistent w fair dealing.. shldn't req insider guidance"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-make-it-much-easier-to-speak-to-a-person-on-a-hotline

#LetterOfTheWeek
Make it much easier to speak to a person on a #hotline
🧐"Te wider issue is .. whether #service #architecture is judged by what exists on paper than what's accessible in practice. #fairdealing .. shld extend to te design of #customer #contact channels.. Institut'ns shld review their c'r channels based on discoverability, not just existence. #Regulators shld consider whether hidden contact pathways r consistent w fair dealing.. shldn't req insider guidance"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-make-it-much-easier-to-speak-to-a-person-on-a-hotline

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Introducing #AI at Primary 4 carries a real developmental #risk #StraitsTimes
"When #socialmedia spread rapidly through our #children’s lives, the #guardrails came years too late.🤦‍♂️ We're still living with those ripples on #youth #mentalhealth, sleep, attention & #family life.. In 2023, #UNESCO called for #regulation of #generativeAI in #schools, #data #protection & #privacy standards, teacher training, & an age limit of 13 for classroom AI tools"👈🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-introducing-ai-at-primary-4-carries-a-real-developmental-risk

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Introducing #AI at Primary 4 carries a real developmental #risk #StraitsTimes
"When #socialmedia spread rapidly through our #children’s lives, the #guardrails came years too late.🤦‍♂️ We're still living with those ripples on #youth #mentalhealth, sleep, attention & #family life.. In 2023, #UNESCO called for #regulation of #generativeAI in #schools, #data #protection & #privacy standards, teacher training, & an age limit of 13 for classroom AI tools"👈🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-introducing-ai-at-primary-4-carries-a-real-developmental-risk

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Introducing #AI at Primary 4 carries a real developmental #risk #StraitsTimes
"When #socialmedia spread rapidly through our #children’s lives, the #guardrails came years too late.🤦‍♂️ We're still living with those ripples on #youth #mentalhealth, sleep, attention & #family life.. In 2023, #UNESCO called for #regulation of #generativeAI in #schools, #data #protection & #privacy standards, teacher training, & an age limit of 13 for classroom AI tools"👈🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-introducing-ai-at-primary-4-carries-a-real-developmental-risk

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Introducing #AI at Primary 4 carries a real developmental #risk #StraitsTimes
"When #socialmedia spread rapidly through our #children’s lives, the #guardrails came years too late.🤦‍♂️ We're still living with those ripples on #youth #mentalhealth, sleep, attention & #family life.. In 2023, #UNESCO called for #regulation of #generativeAI in #schools, #data #protection & #privacy standards, teacher training, & an age limit of 13 for classroom AI tools"👈🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-introducing-ai-at-primary-4-carries-a-real-developmental-risk

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Introducing #AI at Primary 4 carries a real developmental #risk #StraitsTimes
"When #socialmedia spread rapidly through our #children’s lives, the #guardrails came years too late.🤦‍♂️ We're still living with those ripples on #youth #mentalhealth, sleep, attention & #family life.. In 2023, #UNESCO called for #regulation of #generativeAI in #schools, #data #protection & #privacy standards, teacher training, & an age limit of 13 for classroom AI tools"👈🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-introducing-ai-at-primary-4-carries-a-real-developmental-risk

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum🇸🇬 Don’t let medical progress become a loophole for #insurers
"Life #Insurance Assoc'n recently updated its #Critical #Illness Framework to incl modern “keyhole” & endovascular treatments.. a clear admission tt old, highly invasive definitions r medically obsolete. However these updates are not retrospective. Tis creates a 2-tier sys where those who've dutifully paid #premiums for decades r penalised for te v #medical progress tt makes #surgery safer"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-dont-let-medical-progress-become-a-loophole-for-insurers

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum🇸🇬 Don’t let medical progress become a loophole for #insurers
"Life #Insurance Assoc'n recently updated its #Critical #Illness Framework to incl modern “keyhole” & endovascular treatments.. a clear admission tt old, highly invasive definitions r medically obsolete. However these updates are not retrospective. Tis creates a 2-tier sys where those who've dutifully paid #premiums for decades r penalised for te v #medical progress tt makes #surgery safer"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-dont-let-medical-progress-become-a-loophole-for-insurers

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum🇸🇬 Don’t let medical progress become a loophole for #insurers
"Life #Insurance Assoc'n recently updated its #Critical #Illness Framework to incl modern “keyhole” & endovascular treatments.. a clear admission tt old, highly invasive definitions r medically obsolete. However these updates are not retrospective. Tis creates a 2-tier sys where those who've dutifully paid #premiums for decades r penalised for te v #medical progress tt makes #surgery safer"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-dont-let-medical-progress-become-a-loophole-for-insurers

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum🇸🇬 Don’t let medical progress become a loophole for #insurers
"Life #Insurance Assoc'n recently updated its #Critical #Illness Framework to incl modern “keyhole” & endovascular treatments.. a clear admission tt old, highly invasive definitions r medically obsolete. However these updates are not retrospective. Tis creates a 2-tier sys where those who've dutifully paid #premiums for decades r penalised for te v #medical progress tt makes #surgery safer"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-dont-let-medical-progress-become-a-loophole-for-insurers

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum🇸🇬 Don’t let medical progress become a loophole for #insurers
"Life #Insurance Assoc'n recently updated its #Critical #Illness Framework to incl modern “keyhole” & endovascular treatments.. a clear admission tt old, highly invasive definitions r medically obsolete. However these updates are not retrospective. Tis creates a 2-tier sys where those who've dutifully paid #premiums for decades r penalised for te v #medical progress tt makes #surgery safer"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-dont-let-medical-progress-become-a-loophole-for-insurers

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Health #insurance wording
"reports in #Singapore highlighted #consumer concerns over insurance disputes, & gap btw #policywording & consumer expectations.. tis gap become esp'ly troubling when patients discover, only at pt of crisis, tt timely #treatment, safer options or real-life complications don't fit narrow definitions in their policies.. Def'ns & exclusions tt don't reflect #moderncare shld be updated so tt consumers understand what they're buying"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-health-insurance-wording-must-reflect-modern-care

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Health #insurance wording
"reports in #Singapore highlighted #consumer concerns over insurance disputes, & gap btw #policywording & consumer expectations.. tis gap become esp'ly troubling when patients discover, only at pt of crisis, tt timely #treatment, safer options or real-life complications don't fit narrow definitions in their policies.. Def'ns & exclusions tt don't reflect #moderncare shld be updated so tt consumers understand what they're buying"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-health-insurance-wording-must-reflect-modern-care

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Health #insurance wording
"reports in #Singapore highlighted #consumer concerns over insurance disputes, & gap btw #policywording & consumer expectations.. tis gap become esp'ly troubling when patients discover, only at pt of crisis, tt timely #treatment, safer options or real-life complications don't fit narrow definitions in their policies.. Def'ns & exclusions tt don't reflect #moderncare shld be updated so tt consumers understand what they're buying"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-health-insurance-wording-must-reflect-modern-care

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Health #insurance wording
"reports in #Singapore highlighted #consumer concerns over insurance disputes, & gap btw #policywording & consumer expectations.. tis gap become esp'ly troubling when patients discover, only at pt of crisis, tt timely #treatment, safer options or real-life complications don't fit narrow definitions in their policies.. Def'ns & exclusions tt don't reflect #moderncare shld be updated so tt consumers understand what they're buying"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-health-insurance-wording-must-reflect-modern-care

#LetterOfTheWeek
#Health #insurance wording
"reports in #Singapore highlighted #consumer concerns over insurance disputes, & gap btw #policywording & consumer expectations.. tis gap become esp'ly troubling when patients discover, only at pt of crisis, tt timely #treatment, safer options or real-life complications don't fit narrow definitions in their policies.. Def'ns & exclusions tt don't reflect #moderncare shld be updated so tt consumers understand what they're buying"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-health-insurance-wording-must-reflect-modern-care

#LetterOfTheWeek
Strengthen #enforcement, close loopholes to protect licensed #F&B operators
🧐🇸🇬"Law-abiding #hawkers & biz owners pay levies, contribute CPF for local employees & operate under valid licences. Those who follow te rules end up bearing higher costs while rule-breakers may gain an unfair edge. Te #authorities shld strengthen inter-agency coordination, incl'g cross-checks.. Firm & visible enforcement will help restore confidence & ensure a level playing field"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-strengthen-enforcement-and-close-loopholes-to-protect-licensed-fb-operators

#LetterOfTheWeek
Strengthen #enforcement, close loopholes to protect licensed #F&B operators
🧐🇸🇬"Law-abiding #hawkers & biz owners pay levies, contribute CPF for local employees & operate under valid licences. Those who follow te rules end up bearing higher costs while rule-breakers may gain an unfair edge. Te #authorities shld strengthen inter-agency coordination, incl'g cross-checks.. Firm & visible enforcement will help restore confidence & ensure a level playing field"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-strengthen-enforcement-and-close-loopholes-to-protect-licensed-fb-operators

#LetterOfTheWeek
Strengthen #enforcement, close loopholes to protect licensed #F&B operators
🧐🇸🇬"Law-abiding #hawkers & biz owners pay levies, contribute CPF for local employees & operate under valid licences. Those who follow te rules end up bearing higher costs while rule-breakers may gain an unfair edge. Te #authorities shld strengthen inter-agency coordination, incl'g cross-checks.. Firm & visible enforcement will help restore confidence & ensure a level playing field"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-strengthen-enforcement-and-close-loopholes-to-protect-licensed-fb-operators

#LetterOfTheWeek
Strengthen #enforcement, close loopholes to protect licensed #F&B operators
🧐🇸🇬"Law-abiding #hawkers & biz owners pay levies, contribute CPF for local employees & operate under valid licences. Those who follow te rules end up bearing higher costs while rule-breakers may gain an unfair edge. Te #authorities shld strengthen inter-agency coordination, incl'g cross-checks.. Firm & visible enforcement will help restore confidence & ensure a level playing field"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-strengthen-enforcement-and-close-loopholes-to-protect-licensed-fb-operators

#LetterOfTheWeek
Strengthen #enforcement, close loopholes to protect licensed #F&B operators
🧐🇸🇬"Law-abiding #hawkers & biz owners pay levies, contribute CPF for local employees & operate under valid licences. Those who follow te rules end up bearing higher costs while rule-breakers may gain an unfair edge. Te #authorities shld strengthen inter-agency coordination, incl'g cross-checks.. Firm & visible enforcement will help restore confidence & ensure a level playing field"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-strengthen-enforcement-and-close-loopholes-to-protect-licensed-fb-operators