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Australian PM, Malcolm Turnbull (L) and Singapore PM, Lee Hsien Loong (R) The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) ran a story on Sunday (27 May) after a Remuneration Tribunal gave Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a 2% pay increment. With a new base annual salary of AUD$527,854 (SGD$534,584) a year, the SMH said that Turnbull... 

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam reiterated last Sunday that anyone can succeed in Singapore regardless of background. “Whoever your parents are, whatever your situation is, if you work hard, you can succeed, even (for children of) single parents, it depends on your determination,” he said. To drive home his point,... 

Sinkapore GE2020: Ruling party bows out in humiliating defeat after landslide opposition victory Broomberg News 31 Nov, 2020 1.05 PM After ruling the country since independence without any oversight, Sinkapore’s Pee And Pee (PAP) party has suffered a humiliating defeat at the polls. Although PAP wasn’t expected to win...