Friday, April 26, 2024

Trusted messages

 I am proposing to GovTech a platform to receive trusted messages from govt agencies and approved commercial organizations. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6128

Friday, April 12, 2024

World Trade Organization

 The world trade organization promotes free trades and discourage countries from imposing tariffs or giving financial subsidy to their own producers. These rules are outdated and need to be revised. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6124

Apprenticeship

 I suggest this approach to implement an apprenticeship system. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6123


Improve job search

 We should improve the process of searching for jobs.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6122

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

My review of Nvidia

 I do not have any holding in Nvidia. The stock price had increased by more than 3 times over the past year. Is it a good stock to invest for the future?


I give my view here.
https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6121

Alternative to the tender system

 This is my alternative to the tender system to award government contracts. It can also be used in the private sector.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6120

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Medical care for pensions

 This retired senior civil servant is unhappy with the government who is not treating is retired civil servants fairly. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6116

Central bank digital currency

 I expect that a country will successfully implement its central bank digital currency (CBDC) using this approach.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6115

Thursday, March 21, 2024

How I qualified as an actuary

 I share this story of how I qualified to be an actuary while studying parttime and doing a full time job. 
https://www.tiktok.com/@kinliantan750/video/7348350970499288338?lang=en

Actuarial knowledge

 Actuarial knowledge is not difficult, but you need to be good in mathematics and logic. It can be quite interesting and useful to acquire this knowledge.
https://www.tiktok.com/@kinliantan750/video/7348591430702550279?lang=en

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Verify identity on online platforms

 I suggest the following approach to identify a person uniquely using a phone number that is verified with SingPass. This verified identity is to be used for online platforms. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6110

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Baidu stock fell 10%

 I suspect that the hedge funds are attacking the China stocks for geopolitical reasons.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6104

How to sell NTUC Income shares

 Several shareholders have asked me for advise on how to sell NTUC Income shares. I am not familiar with the current arrangement. I asked them to seek advise from the corporate secretary of NTUC Income.

I checked with Google Gemini. Here are some relevant information.
https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6103

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Flat rate tax

 I prefer that a flat rate of tax be applied to all income, rather than a variable rate that is applied to differnt bands of income. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6101

Friday, February 23, 2024

Thursday, February 22, 2024

China and the Asian Tigers

 China and the Asian tigers made significant economic development due to the inflow of foreign capital, technology and its largely authoritarian government. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6098

Monday, February 19, 2024

SG Wallet and SG card

 I suggest that the government introduce the SG wallet and SG card for digital payment. It will soon become the dominant form of digital payment in Singapore. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6097

Friday, February 16, 2024

Thursday, February 08, 2024

Fear of retrenchment

 I send this suggestion to DPM Lawrence Wong on how to address the fear of retrenchment felt by workers in Singapore. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6095

Wednesday, February 07, 2024

My message to transport minister

 I sent this message to the minister for transport.

Dear Minister,
I have three suggestions on SimplyGo and ERP 2.0.
Integrate fare systems earlier than 2030
Use of SimplyGo for retail payments
I hope that you find them useful.
I am available to explain these suggestions to you or your officers.

Tan Kin Lian

Use of Simply Go card for retail payment

 I will suggest to the transport minister to use this approach to make the SimplyGo card actively used for retail payments.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6094

Suggestion to phase in ERP 2.0

I will suggest to the transport minister to adopt this approach to phase in ERP 2.0
 https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6093

Sunday, February 04, 2024

Friday, February 02, 2024

Democracy, socialism and communism

 In this article, I explain my perspective of the difference between democracy, socialism and communist. I also explain why I prefer the socialist economic system and the communist political system.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6089

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Cost of constructing MRT lines

 The cost of constructing the MRT line in Singapore is several times higher than other Asian countries.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6088

Cost of commuter train fares in major cities

 The cost of commuter train (MRT) per km is Singapore is similar to other major cities in Asia. It is less than half of the western countries.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6087

Financial results of Land Transport Authority

 The Land Transport Authority is incurring a large deficit of $3 billion a year. This may lead to big hikes in public transport fare. It is urgent for LTA to rationalize the public transport system and reduced wasteful spending. 

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6086

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Currency manipulation

 The American government has a practice of accusing other countries of "manipulating their currencies". This is a false and dishonest accusation. Here is my perspective.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6085

Make CNY a reserve currency

 I suggest that China should take the following step to make the CNY as an alternative reserve currency. This will reduce the dominance of the USD in the international financial system.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6084

Saturday, January 20, 2024

An alternative reserve currency

 I offer this suggestion to the China government to develop the CNY as an alternative reserve currency. This will provide an option for central banks to invest their reserves in the CNY and China stocks.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6083

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Simply Go App

 I share my experience using the Simply Go app. To summarize, it was a frustrating and disappointing experience. The app was badly designed and contained bugs.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6074

Friday, January 12, 2024

Loan for retrenched workers

 I suggest that the government creates a loan scheme that can be taken by retrenched workers, as a scheme of last resort.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6073

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Not for profit hospital

 The Ministry of Health wants to set up a not-for-profit hospital. I do not like this concept. I suggest a different approach to address the underlying problem.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6071

Premature babies

 The cost of hospital care for premature babies should be handled through social insurance, and not by the parents or through private insurance.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6070

Sunday, January 07, 2024

Apps developed by organizations

 I have more than 50 apps on my mobile phone. Most of them are not necessary.

The wasteful ones are the apps developed by government agencies and the commercial companies, such as those that provide banking, telephone, utility and other services.

Here is an alternative that is easier for customers, reduces the development cost of the organizations and reduce the scams that is quite common.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6068

Saturday, January 06, 2024

Mathematics of bus routes

 I explain the mathematics of replacing the trunk bus services with a new system of services with fewer stops. It allows the bus system to operate more efficiently, but the passengers have to make more transfers.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6067

Friday, January 05, 2024

BYD vs Tesla

 BYD sold more electric vehicles than Tesla during the last quarter of 2023. It overtook Tesla to be the market leader. However, its stock price fared worse than Tesla during the past 6 months.


https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6066

A better way to run a democracy

 The democratic system adopted in many countries is generally bad. It is explained in this article.


I also give my views of a better way to govern a country to reflect the wishes of the people.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6065

Taxi service

 I recall that taxis were easily available and the fares were low in Taiwan and Hong Kong

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=6064

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