If u read both Straits Times & Berita Minggu today, you will notice a large economic gap existing amongst the S'pore Malays today.
In Berita Minggu, it features a Malay doctor, Abdul Razakjr who talks about his financial planning and stated that he will only spend $200 per day on daily personal expenses.
In Straits Times article, it talks about Blk 90 Pipit Rd stories of dysfunctional families with various economic & social problems. It featurs a lady, if I'm not mistaken, Noorhayati, who ex-husbands are drug addicts. Later she gets married to a Nepalese who turns out to be an illegal immigrants & has been deported. This is after making her pregnant with a daughter. Her family monthly income $260 - shared with a small daughter, a young nephew & an elderly uncle.
So for Dr Razakjr, he has about $6K of personal monthly expenses & Noorhayati has a whole family expenses of $260 per month.
While Dr Razakjr & family enjoy a game of golf every weekend, Mdm Noorhayati & family may not know where the next meal comes from.
So is Life fair?
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