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Comment on Singapore unemployment at 14-year low, median income up by Abhijit

Abhijit — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:03:26 +0000

Thank you. The figures for Singapore are taken from the Singapore Manpower Ministry’s Employment Situation report, released on January 31, 2012.

Comment on Singapore unemployment at 14-year low, median income up by unemployment Missouri

unemployment Missouri — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:05:21 +0000

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Comment on India’s decline on Press Freedom Index by Neel

Neel — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:11:20 +0000

That fits the trend ! With cases like this Cartoonist Satish Arya forced to remove cartoon expect a further slide in 2012 !

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Comment on Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore must not be a Third World country by bluex

bluex — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:52:40 +0000

Oh dear, people seem to really believe we paid top money to pioneers like Goh Keng Swee, Hon Sui Sen, Toh Chin Chye etc… Ah, the risks of using sarcasm. Wise readers would have realised the irony that the more reasonable or even low salaries that the above Ministers drew coincided with balanced growth that benefited everyone in Singapore’s first 30 years, whereas it so happens that all sorts of failures have occurred in the past 10-20 years at a time when Ministerial salaries got elevated.

Comment on Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore must not be a Third World country by Abhijit

Abhijit — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:12:17 +0000

I am sorry I can’t agree with you. I very much wanted to edit or moderate your comment but decided not to because I thought it would be better to point out why I can’t agree with you.
Lee Kuan Yew and Lee Hsien Loong are not the only father and son to have led a country. True, there are not many similar examples of both father and son rising to the top leadership position in Western countries. But you will find fathers and sons and members of the same family rising to high office in Western countries too. Al Gore became a senator like his father before being elected vice-president. Edward Kennedy became Senator from Massachusetts two years after John Kennedy vacated the seat on being elected President in 1960. (He assumed office in 1961.) Robert Kennedy served as Attorney-General under President Kennedy. In Britain, Winston Churchill and his predecessor were both sons of politicians. Winston Churchill’s father served as a chancellor of the exchequer. Churchill’s predecessor, Neville Chamberlain, was the son of Joseph Chamberlain, who had served as a cabinet minister.
You say the PAP government is not totally transparent. But what about the Official Secrets Act of Britain? Every government classifies some of the information in the name of national interest. When it comes to statistical data, Singapore releases a fair amount though you may argue it could release more and make it more intelligible.

Comment on Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore must not be a Third World country by Tang jianke

Tang jianke — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:21:57 +0000

Well,in my own opinion singapore turned from a third world country into a first world country is largly depends on the correct ecision made the leaders and the hardwork of those normal labor of singapore. THE LATTER is basic but we cannot get such a height without peoplo like LKY or GKS and the others.

Comment on Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore must not be a Third World country by veron_zheng

veron_zheng — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:00:14 +0000

Singapore is NOT yet a first world country for not meeting many criteria of first world countries. It is self-claimed first world by PAP and LKY based on GDP. Many oil-rich Arab countries and Brunei also have high GDPs, are they first world country?

A fake democratic feudal dynasty governance system can never be the criteria of first world countries.

LKY justified million dollars ministers’ pay by saying they handled $300 billion Singapore public fund. How about other countries like USA, China, UK, Japan? Do these countries’ politicians also handle $300 billion or much more public fund than what Singapore politicians need to handle?

The issue is PAP government is NOT fully accountable and NOT totally transparent to its people. It is still far from first world country status.

Comment on Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore must not be a Third World country by bluex

bluex — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:57:06 +0000

I agree – Singapore transformed from a poor country because it paid top money to attract top talent like Goh Keng Swee, Hon Sui Sen etc.

Comment on Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore must not be a Third World country by SWISS MISS

SWISS MISS — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:53:50 +0000

We are not arguing about paying top dollar for top people.
We are complaining about how this pay is derived.
We are dissatisfied with the apparent lack of tying the PERFORMANCE of the current cabinet to their high superscale CEO salaries.
We are dissatisfied with the SMRT saga and lack of accountability for the MoT. (although he is saved by the technicality that SMRT is semi-private).
We are dissatisfied with the escape of Mas Selamat and no accountability.
We are dissatisfied with the population management, casino decisions, Formula 1 noise, and so forth.
We are dissatisfied, when it seems the rich get richer and the ministers also want to be part of the top 1000, leaving people behind with meagre bonus kopi sums of “our own money” during election years.

I do not think our ministers (not all) deserve such astronomical salaries. Those who come from CEO jobs, can get a similar competitive wage (subject to public knowledge or publishing their salaries). Those who are not CEOs, should take a basic pay.

We are a country first, and not a GDP machine. Singapore has lost her soul, thanks to the millionaire club.