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Ministerial salaries – Will a new cabinet bring about a new change?

Ministerial salaries – Will a new cabinet bring about a new change?

According to Singapore Budget 2015: Ministerial salaries have not risen in past three years (Straits Times, March 10 2015), ministerial salaries have not risen in the past 3 years. Our level entry minister at a MR4 grade will receive $935000 in a year. Our President earns $1.4 million annually, and Singapore’s Prime Minister... 

Would Myanmar nationals want a government like Singapore’s?

Would Myanmar nationals want a government like Singapore’s?

I read with amusement how Myanmar nationals are hoping for change and that the Myanmar junta would be replaced by a government like Singapore’s PAP. People from third world countries like Myanmar, Philippines and Malaysia admire the Singapore government for the outer facade it presents: strong Sing dollar currency, non-corruption... 

A chance conversation with a PAP voter friend

A chance conversation with a PAP voter friend

This PAP voter said she appreciates the stable life now compared to the tumultuous times of strikes during her growing up years. She doesn’t seem to appreciate that many of the labour laws that guarantee workers’ rights today including Sunday off arose from those strikes. Without those strikes, the British might conveniently... 



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