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Dear DPM Teo, I refer to four 17 Jan 2012 Straits Times reports of your speech in parliament: Why pay was not benchmarked to that of foreign leaders You said since salary is pegged to the middle of the top 1,000 earners, it won't change even if the salaries of the top 499 rise. You mean the 500th top earner in Singapore won't... 

Dear Mdm Halimah, I refer to the 18 Jan 2012 Straits Times report of your parliamentary comments on ministerial salary. You said a government is only as good as the people that comprise it. In the same way, a nation is only as good as the people that comprise it. Can a nation with good government but lousy people be good? You... 

Dear Ms Indranee Rajah, I refer to the 19 Jan 2012 Straits Times report of your speech in parliament. You said when citing UK ministerial salaries, a whole host of allowances specified in the Green Book should also be included. That may not be the right thing to do. For example, the Green Book spells out the eligibility criteria...