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Hawker food: Another bad joke?

I refer to my RI classmate, Han Fook Kwang’s article “Who will save hawker food?” (Straits Times, Sep 16). It states that “One earlier idea which tried to do so was to allow social enterprises, which are not-for-profit, to operate some of the newer hawker centres. There are now seven such centres run by NTUC Foodfare,...

Instead of giving vague statements, why shouldn’t the PAP be more upfront about Ministerial Salaries?

The Singapore government just posted the following on ministerial salaries: "The Prime Minister’s norm salary is set at two times that of an MR4 Minister. His $2.2 million annual salary includes bonuses. The Prime Minister does not receive a Performance Bonus as there is no one to assess his performance annually. He does receive...

Ministers’ pay falsehoods: Government is to blame?

I refer to the article “Government debunks online ‘falsehoods’ on ministerial salaries” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 17). It states that “The Government has moved to debunk what it described as “falsehoods” about ministerial salaries that have been circulating recently. The Factually website, which is managed by the...