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Singapore's deputy prime minister Teo Chee Hean said in parliament: "all the components are within the framework of the S$1.1 million (salary for entry-level ministers) that was put in place in 2012.” He also said: "The salary structure is totally transparent. There are no hidden salary components or perks." Now, the S$1.1... 

StanChart is expecting a potential penalty of around US$1.5 billion from U.S. authorities for allowing customers to violate Iran sanctions. [ LINK ] StanChart hasn’t been able to clean up its dirty linen despite a 2012 deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in which it admitted secretly moving billions of dollars through... 

I take strong issue with what Senior Minister of State for Transport, Janil Puthecheary, said in Parliament. He said that MRT station employees are not trained to chase after (or apprehend) people and the protocol is for them to call for help in the event of molestation. Superficially, what he said may sound reasonable. But...