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What do you think?   Phillip Ang * The author blogs at LikeDatOsoCanMeh.      Read More →

It is insidiously poisonous to think that despite being paid millions of dollars as a public servant, one is still “not paid enough”. Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong may explain away his remarks at a recent public forum, but the pattern of similar thinking among members of his party is worrying. ESM Goh’s views,... 

Goh Chok Tong’s comment that those in the private sector earning less than $1m are “very mediocre people” reminded me that he’s a very robotic person. While by the standards of the#G and 4G PAP leaders, this roboticness doesn’t stand out, by the standards of the Old Guard and other 2G leaders (Think Dhanabalan or even...