TR EMERITUS

It is in times like these that ministerial pay inevitably comes into play. Singaporeans’ expectations are raised because we have been told that high pay equals top notch talent and performance. (Left to Right) Taiwan President, Tsai Ing-wen, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and... 

Except its “core business”, all other aspects of the business is contracted out. So, we have the telcos, hiving out the laying of fibers to a subsidiary company, Netlink Trust, which contracts out the work to main contractors who then sub-contract out to the sub-contractors. The Telcos squeeze the contractors for the best... 

Choosing between livelihoods and lives, they choose livelihoods. “Give me money before life”. Chinese and Indians seem to say. So do the Germans, Italians and Russians. Many other Europeans, the British, Americans, Australians, Japanese, and South Americans prefer life . Why the difference in trade-off choices? Because...