[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by d3rF @ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:16:52 +0800

d3rF — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:16:52 +0800

Originally posted by icyboiz:

sometimes i wonder why a person have to earn so much, does he have so many things to spend on?

P-membership for everyone in SgF

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by icyboiz @ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:59:19 +0800

icyboiz — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:59:19 +0800

sometimes i wonder why a person have to earn so much, does he have so many things to spend on?

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by d3rF @ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:40:26 +0800

d3rF — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:40:26 +0800

Originally posted by maurizio13:

Singapore is a more complex country to govern than USA.

I'm not too sure about that. There is no one country more complex than another. It's about the policies that holds the Govt & the public together.

Singapore is a small country, hence, the population & the national border control is probably easier than the US. However, we are a small country that depends on foreign trade & human resource to keep us growing, with a very small domestic market compared to the US.

US' domestic market is so big that (I believe) without much foreign trade, it can sustain itself quite nicely by the domestic market. Its administration challenges comes from the "big brother" policies that affects other countries' matters so that it can remain as a military and financial superpower of the world.

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[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by skythewood @ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:22:17 +0800

skythewood — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:22:17 +0800

If average salary of Singaporeans is $

US President = $$$$$$$$$$

Singapore PM = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

That's just the basic salary. add in the perks and bonus and it will be much more

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by maurizio13 @ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:04:35 +0800

maurizio13 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:04:35 +0800

Originally posted by parn:

They should compare the salaries between both Presidents. Try comparing bush's salary with our president's salary.

Maybe then they won't feel so bad afterall.

Why even try to compare something which are not supposed to be equal?

Singapore is a more complex country to govern than USA.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by eagle @ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:14:56 +0800

eagle — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:14:56 +0800

Originally posted by parn:

They should compare the salaries between both Presidents. Try comparing bush's salary with our president's salary.

Maybe then they won't feel so bad afterall.

Why even try to compare something which are not supposed to be equal?

They should compare the salaries between both Presidents. Try comparing bush's salary with our president's salary.

Is it???

The President will receive $119,520 per month, up from $104,840 currently (14% increase).
The Prime Minister will receive $115,920 per month, up from $101,680 currently (also 14% increase).

http://www.salary.sg/2007/pay-rise-for-government-leaders/

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by parn @ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:44:55 +0800

parn — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:44:55 +0800

Originally posted by LazerLordz:

Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official

Tue Apr 10, 6:50 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A senior White House official on Tuesday admitted he was floored by the news that Singapore's prime minister earned five times more than US
President George W. Bush.

"I'm going to emigrate and run for office in Singapore," the official said on condition he be identified only as "a senior administration official who sits in disbelief after reading that story."

On Monday, the Singapore government had announced a fresh 25.5 percent pay hike for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, boosting his salary to 2.05 million dollars per year.

Bush gets paid 400,000 dollars per year for doing his job, according to the White House.

Combined with personal investment income, he and his wife Laura reported 618,694 dollars in taxable income in the 2005 fiscal year. They had to pay 187,768 dollars in federal taxes.

But maybe Bush shouldn't feel so bad. The Singaporean's paycheck is eight times fatter than Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's.

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Link

Now look and see what we have done, sown seeds to get others to leave their country and work for another country. Bravo. Absolutely sweet.

They should compare the salaries between both Presidents. Try comparing bush's salary with our president's salary.

Maybe then they won't feel so bad afterall.

Why even try to compare something which are not supposed to be equal?

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Vendettus @ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:25:42 +0800

Vendettus — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:25:42 +0800

Originally posted by Joker1986:

i think it is hard to judge them by salary ,becoz some of their expense will go to government expenses

Some of their expenses will go to the government's expenses?

Kid, I don't know what you're trying to convey, but you seem to be in need of immediate psychological attention.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Joker1986 @ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:43:36 +0800

Joker1986 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:43:36 +0800

i think it is hard to judge them by salary ,becoz some of their expense will go to government expenses

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Gutentaginator @ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:48:09 +0800

Gutentaginator — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:48:09 +0800

Just feeling boring and like to share some renowned philosophies / theories about human psychology:

1. Herzberg's theory - increase in hygiene factors need not necessarily increase motivation. An example of hygiene factor is SALARY.

2. Maslow's Hierarchy - Self Actualization is on the top of the pyramid. You reach there only after you are satisfied with your Self Esteem.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by codexboy @ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:09:36 +0800

codexboy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:09:36 +0800

in the 1st place why do we need high slary to attract good people, the most effective ones are those who have a passion for this country, a genuine want for it to do well, what we dont need is people who serve in th public sector bcos the pay is good, if the motive for serving in the government is wrong, it is useless no matter how qualified the person is, frankly LKY did a good job, cos he was devoted to this country, apart from freedom of speech and whatsoever, our economy is working and thats it

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Chunseah @ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:12:59 +0800

Chunseah — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:12:59 +0800

Is time to revise your PM salary now, seem the economy is slowing down. When time is good, they revise their salary so fast, when time is bad, they take their time to cut their salary. WTF.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Eroraito @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:43:24 +0800

Eroraito — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:43:24 +0800

Theres a different concept that US people take to governance as compared to whats been accepted in Singapore. I seriously think that this article’s trying to mock Singapore’s government.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by SeniorMinister @ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:43:22 +0800

SeniorMinister — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:43:22 +0800

FI is the best!

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by crimsontactics @ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:36:03 +0800

crimsontactics — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:36:03 +0800

While... actually its a matter of whether he deserves it or not.

If he is the person who can drastically improve singapore i think he deserves his paycheck. However, if he is kns, then i think his paycheck gotta be reconsidered. Its just like working in the private sector, ur pay rise is equivilant to how much you can earn for your company.

I admit that his salary is quite imba ( considering that sg's GDP per capita only 50+k ), but we must consider that there are many others who earn more than he does.

We can't always compare ourselves to other countries' standard, rather it would be much better if we create our own standard.

While... he still has 3 yrs ( if i'm not wrong ) to prove his worth till GE. When the time comes, the people will decide if he keeps his rice bowl or not.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Aranril @ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:05:38 +0800

Aranril — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:05:38 +0800

I don't even want to delve into this topic: was that 3 peanuts (forex rate: S$600K = 1 peanut; 3 peanuts = S$1.3mil) worth the anti-corruption tactic?

I think we should all convert our money into peanuts. It'd be like a reverse Turkish lira.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by domonkassyu @ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:15:04 +0800

domonkassyu — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:15:04 +0800

Originally posted by LazerLordz:

Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official

Tue Apr 10, 6:50 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A senior White House official on Tuesday admitted he was floored by the news that Singapore's prime minister earned five times more than US
President George W. Bush.

"I'm going to emigrate and run for office in Singapore," the official said on condition he be identified only as "a senior administration official who sits in disbelief after reading that story."

On Monday, the Singapore government had announced a fresh 25.5 percent pay hike for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, boosting his salary to 2.05 million dollars per year.

Bush gets paid 400,000 dollars per year for doing his job, according to the White House.

Combined with personal investment income, he and his wife Laura reported 618,694 dollars in taxable income in the 2005 fiscal year. They had to pay 187,768 dollars in federal taxes.

But maybe Bush shouldn't feel so bad. The Singaporean's paycheck is eight times fatter than Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's.

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Link

Now look and see what we have done, sown seeds to get others to leave their country and work for another country. Bravo. Absolutely sweet.

in lieu with govt campaign on luring foreign talent mahz

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Gackt247 @ Thu, 29 May 2008 14:58:03 +0800

Gackt247 — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:58:03 +0800

wtf.. old news got revived again.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by charlize @ Thu, 29 May 2008 14:52:27 +0800

charlize — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:52:27 +0800

Our ministers are extraordinary and cannot be replaced.

Really.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by ballsofsteel @ Thu, 29 May 2008 14:41:53 +0800

ballsofsteel — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:41:53 +0800

its funny how things are working out now cos the worldwide trend is to increase productivity by lowering costs, increasing profits.

therefore, outsourcing.=)

hence, if we can outsource our jobs to other country workers to increase overall singapore productivity, maybe we can increase govt productivity by outsourcing our ministers? hehe. *imagines china and india ministers flocking to sg*

just a thought, dont scold me ah.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Kiasumonkey @ Thu, 08 May 2008 12:43:37 +0800

Kiasumonkey — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:43:37 +0800

it is really ridiculous stupid, greedy and lazy ministers, how can such stuff can happen in the mordern Singapore. the funniest thing is stupid Singaporeans are still voting for PAP party unbelieable how stupid singapore and singaporeans are !!!

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Drag1503 @ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:18:39 +0800

Drag1503 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:18:39 +0800

thankfully i m working for the gov. Good pay + bonus.

Dun be jealous guys!

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by charlize @ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:53:55 +0800

charlize — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:53:55 +0800

Originally posted by Lin Yu:

COOL!!! Why can't our PM ask the Ministers to look beyond the finanical gains too

Email this suggestion to the PM and see what he says lor.

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by Lin Yu @ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:17:46 +0800

Lin Yu — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:17:46 +0800

AG Woon wants more lawyers who look beyond financial gains
By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 16 April 2008 1805 hrs
Photos 1 of 1
Walter Woon

SINGAPORE: The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) needs lawyers who will look beyond financial gains, and attracting such lawyers is one of the priorities of the new man in charge, Professor Walter Woon.

The new Attorney-General, who has assumed the post this month, also wants to enhance the work of international law within the AGC.

Prof Woon said: "What we hope to engage is altruism and a sense of public duty that some students and lawyers would have. (In) the criminal justice division, we are chronically short. It is hard work and they are under-appreciated by the public."

Another challenge facing the legal sector in Singapore is that of professional upgrading and retraining.

In fact, Prof Woon has been heading a committee that is looking into this area after wide-ranging recommendations were put forth by Judge of Appeal Justice V K Rajah's committee, which looked at further enhancing legal education and the legal sector in Singapore.

The Attorney-General said: "The days when you can pick up an ancient English case and say this is the law in Singapore are long gone. For the lawyers of my vintage where we didn't have computers, we were used to books.

"For the new ones who know how to use IT, they have an advantage but they have to sift out information that is useful - and that requires you to be learning every year, every week."

Prof Woon added that the practice of law also depends a lot on trust, which is why the law must come down hard on errant lawyers.

He said: "There is also a problem of greed. It is a perennial problem. If you have greed, you have this abuse of trust. You can't have a commissar sitting down there and double checking everything that you do. You have got to balance practicality with protection of the public.

"We have tightened up, hoping we will head off the next scandal. But humanly speaking, I don't think it is possible – whatever rules you put in, there will always be the possibility of circumventure."

To study the problem of errant lawyers, a working committee that is headed by Justice Rajah has been formed. This committee will release its recommendations within five months.

- CNA/so

COOL!!! Why can't our PM ask the Ministers to look beyond the finanical gains too

[AFP] Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official replied by SGSLAVE @ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:53:19 +0800

SGSLAVE — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:53:19 +0800

Increase salary, take every month / year.

Donate only once and also who check whether he really donate?

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