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Yeo Guat Kwang – PAP MP with 64 other jobs

Amidst the ongoing discussion about political salaries, it is worth noting the following “Rules of Prudence” letter which PM Lee has sent to all PAP MPs. http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110527-0000143/Rules-of-Prudence-for-PAP-MPs For those who find the original letter too dry, I recommend the following from Scroobal,...

Political Appointments are Not Employments

There are so many views and suggestions on how the Ministerial Salary Review shall be conducted. From a human resource point of view, I think it is necessary to revisit the fundamentals. What is a minister or an MP? With that understanding, we may then approach the design of its compensation in a way that is appropriate to the...

党员检讨党领袖的薪金能有大突破？(What Outcome from a Party Member Reviewing Party Leader’s Salary?)

余福金是PAP党员，党员检讨党领袖的薪金，即使民望高、公信力好，又能有多大的突破？所以开宗明义先撇开政治因素，委员会中连一个政治科学者专家也没。政治职位不以政治为考量因素，光从部长总理的职能作商业化考量，不就是当年李光耀改革部长薪金制的基础么?当李光耀决定把政治领袖和人民的关系从社会契约转变成商业合同之际，就埋下了今届大选的伏笔。如果以同一个思路去作检讨，政治领袖的薪金能减得了多少？余...