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Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Charles Chong is directly interfering in the affairs of Cambodia

Today’s Guardian carries a report of the Cambodian PM being condemned as a dictator by the Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights. “Charles Santiago, spokesman for the Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), said the release of Kem Sokha was “far from all that is required”. He said: “Whilst there remains...

Comparing the obscene salaries of our DPM and PM against Singapore’s poor

Let me calculate the total salary of the Singapore deputy prime minister (DPM) for you. (1) The base salary of the Singapore DPM is S$1.87 million. (2) Assuming that he got the average performance bonus of 4.1% in 2017, this means that his performance bonus was S$638,917 in 2017. His performance bonus is even higher than the...

From homosexuality and HDB to Ministers’ pay and breaking news, one man still looms large – Lee Kuan Yew

The name is invoked ever so often. His thoughts and views are replayed time and again. Even on a topic like gay sex, we cannot escape the looming shadow of Lee Kuan Yew. Five days ago, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said that Singapore society would have to decide which direction it wants to take in response to growing...

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