Daily Archives: May 26, 2011
About that other comment, Dr Lim
By The Online Citizen
May 26, 2011
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Dear Dr Lim Wee Kiak, It must have been a difficult time for you now, especially with all the furor over your recent comment to the Chinese press. I think everything that needs to be said has been said, and I have nothing Read More
More...Quoted out of context, Dr Lim?
By The Online Citizen May 26, 2011
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Dawson Koo / A flurry of comments was unleashed on the Internet after Dr Lim Wee Kiak, People’s Action Party Member of Parliament, was reported to have made the following comments to the Chinese press: “If the annual salary of the Minister of Read More
More...10 ideas for ministerial salary reform
By The Online Citizen May 26, 2011
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Leong Sze Hian, Alex Lew 1. Remuneration should have a reasonable basis and be internationally benchmarked across comparable nations. What constitutes a reasonable basis? A benchmark that would command an above average pay and to reflect the risks of the job scope would Read More
More...How civil service can serve better
By The Online Citizen May 26, 2011
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(The following letter to TODAY Voices was rejected for publication.) See Leong Kit Your TODAY May 14 edition featured two timely reports, “When grassroots leaders may not provide most accurate feedback” and “Public Service must connect with those it serves: DPM Teo”. The former Read More
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Posted on May 26, 2011 by The Online Citizen
Reviving the Minimum Wage debate (Part 1)
By The Online CitizenGordon Lee / Since the parliamentary “debate” in January this year, which saw Members of Parliament coming out strongly as a united front against implementing a minimum wage, discussions on the pros and cons of a minimum wage seem to have died down. Read More
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