MM Lee: Social divide inevitable
Dear Mr Lee, I refer to your comments made at the Kent Ridge Ministerial forum as reported by Straits Times on 20 Oct 2009. You said that Singapore's approach is to leave the market to decide the right level of pay. But where is the market that decides your pay? Our political market is a virtual monopoly so you end...
The Singapore Government’s pay scale explained
By Tan Keng Leng Faithful readers of the Temasek Review have got one common grouse: why does a tiny country like Singapore have the highest-paid ministers in one of the most bloated cabinets in the world? To be fair, most Singaporeans don’t mind paying their cabinet ministers really high pay, provided they can deliver a double-digit...
Beyond the PAP: Thinking aloud
By Richard Lu I am apolitical. It is not important who or which party or parties gets into power ultimately. So long the government of the day gives back our dignity, our rights to freedom and restores true democracy to our beloved Singapore. Singaporeans are always fearful and skeptical – fearful that if an opposition...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- 孙子开心的笑了！ on GE2025: Why Singapore’s high-flying bureaucrats are recruited into politics
- Trex on Ensuring Longevity Through Sound Policies, Not Electoral Adjustments
- Trex on A more open, consultative approach
- Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR on Stop Milking Lee Kuan Yew’s Legacy for Political Gain
- Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR on Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC)
| Copyright Disclaimer Unless otherwise stated, all pictures appearing on our site are sourced from the internet and believed to be in public domain. |
| Submission Of Articles To submit your articles for publication, please use our online webform [Contact Us] or you can email our editors directly, if you have our contact information. |
| Discussion Guidelines Please refrain from intentionally using language that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, and/or discriminates on the basis of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, region, disability, etc. |
| Editorial Disclaimer This site contains materials from other clearly stated media sources for the purpose of discussion stimulation and content enrichment among our readers only. TR Emeritus does not necessarily endorse their views or the accuracy of their contents. |