The next pig at the trough?
Rodyk's Philip Jeyaretnam, has been appointed to the Board of the National Kidney Foundation.
She stands by her man...
Mrs. Goh Chok Tong and TT Durai
formerly with Helen Yeo's law firm, Rodyk.
Durai was paid S$600,000 per year, and worth every penny. As Mrs. Goh states, “For a person who runs a million-dollar charitable organisation, S$600,000 is peanuts as [NKF] has a few hundred millions in reserves.”
This appears to be the only way
to set things right in Singapore...
A senior White House official on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 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."
Major pay raises for Singapore's PM and other government officials
Prime Minister panics over public fury
April 12, 2007 - In panic over public fury, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong offers to freeze his salary for five years. The Singapore leader told parliament he would forego the salary hike which would give him an annual income of more than US$2 million a year, up from the $1.62 million he made last year. "To make it quite clear why I'm doing this, and also to give me the moral standing to defend this policy with Singaporeans, I will hold my own salary at the present level for five years. Whatever increases (I get), I will donate to suitable good causes." (TODAY, front page, April 12, 2007)
Here's the deal
Singapore Government officials, already with astronomical salaries/benefits are getting huge pay raises. The first raise comes at the end of 2007, the second in 2008. In the case of Cabinet Ministers, the first would raise salaries to S$1.6 million (US$1.06 million; EUR790,000) by the end of this year. In 2008, the salaries will jump again to S$1.92 million (US$1.27 million; EUR0.95 million), an increase of 60 percent over the current salaries.
Who gets what (without performance bouses)
President Nathan, a Japanese collaborator during WWII.
Singapore President's Basic Salary raised to S$3,187,100 (24.9% increase), Singapore's current President, Nathan, was a member of the dreaded Japanese Kampeti (uniform, sword and all) during the Japanese occupation of Singapore.
Singapore Prime Minister's Basic Salary raised to S$3,091,200 (25.5% increase). This is US$2.04 million, or about five times more than U.S. President George W. Bush, who currently takes home US$400,000
Senior Minister S$3,043,300 (13.5% increase) or US$2.01 million.
Minister Mentor S$3,043,300 (13.5% increase) or US$2.01 million
Deputy Prime Minister S$2,452,500 (18.8% increase) US$1.62 million.
Minister and Senior Perm Sec S$1,593,500 (32.5% increase) or US$1.06 million .
The poorest 10% in Singapore earn S$3,600, or S$300 a month.
Welfare payments to the needy S$290 a month.
Note: At age 55, Singapore Ministers collect both a salary and their full pension. Parliament website...
PM Lee
Salary as Prime Minister $2million yearly
Salary as Finance Minister $1.2million yearly
Variable Bonus: 6months salary minimum yearly
Full Medical Benefits - Private Specialist Consultant on regular standby - Yearly cost to tax payers $200,000
Security cost: Approximately $1.5million yearly
First class travel and stays at top hotels when he travels on business trips
United States of America President, George Bush: Increased to US$400,000 on Jan. 20, 2001, with US$50,000 expenses
Vice President, Richard Cheney: US$202,900
Cabinet Secretaries: US$157,000 - 186,600
Shaha Ali Riza, Paul Wolfowitz's girlfriend - $193,590 (she now reports to Liz Cheney, daughter of Richard Cheney in the US State Department
Condoleezza Rice - $186,600
United Kingdom Prime Minister: US$170,556
Ministers: US$146,299
Australia Prime Minister: US$137,060
Deputy Prime Minister: US$111,439
Treasurer: US$102,682
Source: Asian Wall Street Journal July 10 2000.
Singapore President's salary which was updated in 2005 from the Singapore Straits Times.
In addition to their inflated salaries,
the elite gets extra pay as appointed company directors!
Present Singapore Government Linked Company (GLC) Post
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
The man himself
Deputy Chairman of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). The GIC holds most of Singapore's foreign reserves. The amount of money is a secret.
Former Singapore President Ong Teng Cheong was removed because he attempted to determine the location and amount of Singapore's reserves.
Mdm Ho Ching
One tough cookie!
Wife of the Prime Minister
Chairman of Chartered Semiconductor, ST Engineering, ST Capital, StarHub, Deputy Chairman of Singapore Technologies, and Director of Temasek Holdings and SembCorp Industries (Singapore Technologies unit)
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Father of Prime Minister, and former Prime Minister, himself. He holds a Cabinet position as Minister Mentor, and remains the virtual ruler of Singapore.
Chairman of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC)
Brigadier-General
Lee Hsien Yang
Here he is in his mansion (in blue shirt) having dinner with Mommy and Daddy. Wife, Lim Suet Fern, Director of SembCorp Logistics is seated next to him.
Brother of Prime Minister
Former Chief Executive of SingTel Group and SESAMi Inc (SingTel unit), and Director of Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation and National Computer Systems (SingTel unit).
SingTel paid Lee Hsien Yang, the Prime Minister's brother, S$4.56 million (US$2.86 million) in cash and stock in the last fiscal year, the company's latest annual report showed.
Colonel (Dr) Kwa Soon Bee
Uncle (Mothers Brother)
Managing Director of Jurong Bird Park, Chairman of Wildlife Reserves Singapore and Director of Keppel Land
Mr Edmund Lee Yu Chiang
This guy's photo disappeared from the web.
Possible ISD agent?
Cousin (Fathers Brothers Son)
Chief Executive of DBS Vickers (DBS and Singapore Technologies unit)
Very shy about photos - why? Doesn't want to be spotted?
Brother-In-Law (Wifes, Ho Ching's Brother)
Vice President of Singapore Precision Industries 2000 (Singapore Technologies unit) and Director of Advanced Materials Technologies (Singapore Technologies unit)
General Manager, International Investment for GuocoLand Limited. He joined the Group in June 2007 with 13 years’ experience and has held key positions in various industries ranging from engineering, medical, infrastructure and investment holdings. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering degree from the University of Texas, Austin, USA.
Mrs Lee Suet Fern, (LIM SUET FERN) tel 63893000
Sister-In-Law (Brothers Wife, wife of Lee Hsien Yang)
Director of SembCorp Logistics. Director of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd, Senior Director,. STAMFORD LAW CORPORATION plus a joint venture with US firm Shearman & Sterling, got her start at Lee & Lee (naturally).
Ms Lim Suet Boey
Sister-In-Laws Sister (Brothers Wifes Sister)
Senior Vice President of SembCorp Utilities
Family Members of the former Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong, who now holds the Cabinet position of Senior Minister.
Relationship to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong
Present Post
Goh Jin Hian
(Well-known SARS doctor)
Son of Goh Chok Tong. Twin brother of "quitter" sister Jin-Theng Craven , who lives in London.
1. Group General Manager for Parkway Group Healthcare
2. Chief Operating Officer of Mount Elizabeth Hospital
3. Executive Director of Parkway Shenton
Family Friends?
U Tun Myint Naing
(Steven Law)
According to the Covert Action Quarterly, Steven Law, is the son of Lo Hsing Han, chairman of Burma's biggest conglomerate, Asia World, founded in 1992.
Steven Law, the Managing Director of Asia World, runs three companies in Singapore which are "overseas branches" of Asia World. Although Singapore is proud of its mandatory death penalty for smalltime narcotics smugglers and heroin addicts, both father and son travel freely in and out of the friendly island-nation. "The family money is offshore," said a high-level US narcotics official. "The old man is a convicted drug trafficker, so his kid is handling the financial activities."
Executive Chairman of DBS Group. Chairman of Temasek Holdings, Director of GIC
Dr Richard Hu
Minister for Finance
Director of GIC, Chairman of GIC Real Estate, Chairman of Capitaland
Dr Yeo Ning Hong
Minister for Defence
Executive Chairman of PSA Corporation, Director of DBS Group and Singapore Press Holdings.
Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority from 1994 to 1997, and Chairman of PSA Corporation Ltd from 1997 until his retirement in 2002. He is currently an Advisor to Far East Organisation, Chairman of the Singapore Totalisator Board and a member of the Business Advisory Panel of Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd.
Mr Lim Chee Onn (and friends)
Minister without Portfolio, Prime Ministers Office
Executive Chairman of Keppel Corporation, Chairman of Keppel Capital, Keppel Land, MobileOne and Director of Temasek Holdings, k1 Ventures, Singapore Airlines, and NatSteel
Mr Goh Chee Wee
This guy's photo disappeared from the web.
Possible ISD agent?
Minister of State for Trade and Industry
Group Managing Director and Chief Executive of Comfort Group, Deputy Chairman of NTUC Fairprice Cooperative, Comfort Transportation, Comfort Automotive Services, VICOM Nominee Investment, VICOM Inspection Centre, Comfort Properties, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive of VICOM, and Chairman of NTUC Media, VICOM Assessment Centre, Eurocom Motors, ComTrucks, Barcelona Motors, Sinamex Car Rental and Leasing, Comfort Driving Centre, Comfort Courier Services, Suzhou Comfort Taxi, Xiamen Comfort Taxi, Zhengzhou Comfort Tour Bus Service, Comfort Nominees, Comfort Group Investments, Comfort Myanmar, Comfort Diesel
Mr Bernard Chen Tien Lap
Minister of State for Defence
Corporate Adviser to Singapore Technologies and Director of DBS Group
Dr Ker Sin Tze
Minister of State for Education
Managing Director of Dragon Land (Keppel Land unit)
Mr Ho Kah Leong
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education
Director of Comfort Group (Singapore Labour Foundation unit)
Vicom Ltd - Chairman
Mr Sam Chong Keen
Political Secretary for Education
CEO of Xpress Holdings Ltd, Singapore Government Administration Service, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Intraco Ltd, Comfort Group Ltd, VICOM Ltd, Lion Asiapac Ltd and Lion Teck Chiang Ltd. He was also the Political Secretary to the Minister for Education from 1988 to 1991. He served on various government boards and committees, including the Central Provident Fund Board and the National Co-operative Federation.
Mr Lee Ek Tieng
Head of Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for Prime Ministers Office
Group Managing Director of GIC and Director of GIC Special Investments, GIC Real Estate and Singapore Press Holdings.He is the Group Managing Director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd and a director of Fraser & Neave Ltd. He is also a member of the Temasek Advisory Panel, the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship and a director of the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship Fund. He was previously Chairman of the Public Utilities Board and Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd, Head of Civil Service and Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) in the Prime Minister’s Office, as well as Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Mr J Y Pillay
Permanent Secretary for Defence
Executive Chairman of Singapore Exchange
Mr Philip Yeo
Permanent Secretary for Defence
Chairman of CapitaLand (Singapore Technologies unit)
Mr Teo Ming Kian
Permanent Secretary for Defence
Chairman of Singapore Technologies, and Director of PSA Corporation, TIF Ventures and T21 Holdings
Mr Tjong Yik Min
Permanent Secretary for Communications
Mr Tjong Yik Min was appointed a director of SingLand in 1999. He is also the Group President of Singapore Press Holdings Limited. A President and Colombo Plan scholar, Mr Tjong has held positions in the civil service including Permanent Secretary (Communications) and Director of the Internal Security Department, Singapore's feared ISD. It is good to have a security agent in charge of The Straits Times
Mr Er Kwong Wah
Permanent Secretary for Education
He is an Independent Director of COSCO Investment (Singapore) Ltd and Thai Prime Fund Ltd. He is a Board Member of the National Environment Agency and chairs its Audit Committee.
Mr Lum Choong Wah
Unable to find any photo
Possible ISD agent?
Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs
Deputy Chairman and Executive Director of SAFE Superstore Holdings (SembCorp unit)
Mr Herman Hochstadt
Unable to find any photo
Possible ISD agent?
Permanent Secretary for Law
Chairman of ECICS Holdings (Temasek Holdings unit)
Mr Cheong Quee Wah
Permanent Secretary for Defence
President of SembCorp Waste Management and Director of Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing (Singapore Technologies unit)
Mr Knight Alphonsus Tan Chok Kian
(Great name for a butler)
This guy belongs to the Soverign Order of Malta
Some kind of secret society like the Jehovah's Witnesses, or Kabala.
Permanent Secretary for Finance
Chairman of Keppel Communications, Director of Keppel FELS Energy and Infrastructure
Mr Ngiam Tong Dow
Permanent Secretary for Finance
Director of Singapore Press Holdings and SLF Leisure Enterprises
Mr Goh Kim Leong
Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Law
Executive Director of SembCorp Industries (Singapore Technologies unit)
Mr Wong Hung Khim
Permanent Secretary for Community Development
Chairman and Chief Executive of Delgro Corporation, Chairman of SBS Transit, and Deputy Chairman of Singapore Telecom
Mr Chee Keng Soon
Auditor-General
Chairman of Jurong Engineering, and Director of SembCorp Marine
Mr Liew Mun Leong
Chief Executive of SISIR
Chief Executive of CapitaLand and Deputy Chairman of Raffles Holdings and The Ascott Group
Mr Stephen Yeo Siew Chye
Chief Executive of National Computer Board
President and Chief Executive of Singapore Computer Systems (Singapore Technologies unit)
Mr Lim Jit Poh
Chief Executive of National Productivity Board
Chairman of Comfort Group and VICOM, and Director of International Factors, Delgro Corporation, and The Ascott Group
Mr Alan Choe
General Manager of Urban Redevelopment Authority
Director of Keppel Land
Mr Khoo Teng Chye
Chief Executive of Urban Redevelopment Authority
Group President of PSA Corporation, Chairman of Changi International Airport Services (PSA unit), and Director of Keppel Corporation
Ambassador (to the Pope) Barry Desker
( 副主席)
In representing Singapore to His Holiness, the Pope, Barry can explain that his last name is Desker, as in Desker Road, where Singapore's prostutes hang out.
The Government has appointed Mr Barry Desker as Singapore's next Ambassador to the Holy See. He will be resident in Singapore.
Mr Desker is currently the Dean of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, and concurrently the Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies. He served as Singapore's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 1982 to 1984 and was the Ambassador to Indonesia from 1986 to 1993. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Development Board from 1994 to 2000.
Mr Lim Hock San
Director-General of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Director of Keppel Corporation and Advanced Materials Technologies (Singapore Technologies unit)
Mr Ng Kiat Chong
Chief Executive of National Productivity Board
Director of Keppel T&T
Mr Liu Thai Ker
Chief Executive of Urban Redevelopment Authority
Director of Singapore Offshore Petroleum Services (SembCorp unit)
Mr Bertie Cheng
Controller and Chief Executive of Post Office and Savings Bank
Director of Singapore Petroleum Company (Keppel unit) and Singapore Technologies Aerospace
Mr Michael Yap
Chief Executive of National Computer Board
Chief Executive of Commerce Exchange (IDA and Venture TDF unit) and Director of NTUC Link
Mr Lee Yong Siang
Chief Executive of Public Utilities Board
Director of Keppel Hitachi Zosen
Dr Judy Lim
Unable to find any photo
Possible ISD agent?
Chief Executive of Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National University Hospital
Director of Pacific Internet (Singapore Technologies unit) recently retired from this position.
Mr Goh Yong Hong
Former Commissioner of Police (really great to have him involved with the gambling at the Singapore Turf Club)
Goh Yong Hong joined the Board of Asia Pacific Breweries in 1993. He serves in the Audit and Remuneration Committees of the Company. Presently, he also sits as an independent Director in listed SC Global Ltd, Guocoland Ltd and Dragon Land Ltd. He was also Commissioner of Police from 1979 to 1992, and Executive Deputy Chairman of Singapore Turf Club until 2002. He was also Vice President of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Singapore Sports Council. He is currently Chairman of Seletar Country Club and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Raffles Town Club Pte Ltd.
Ms Low Sin Leng
Deputy Secretary for Trade and Industry
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of SembCorp Industries, President and Director of Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation, Director of Pacific Internet, Pacfusion.com, Singapore Computer Systems, STIC Investments, Singapore Mint, SembCorp SITA, Singapore-Suzhou Township Development, Sembawang Corporation, Sembawang Industrial, Bintan Resort Ferries, Bintan Lagoon Resort, Chairman of SembCorp Parks Holdings, SembCorp Energy, Singapore-Wuxi Investment Holdings and SembCorp Parks Management, and Deputy Chairman of SembCorp Utilities
Mr Lim Ming Seong
Deputy Secretary for Defence
Group Director of Singapore Technologies, Deputy Chairman of ST Assembly and Chartered Semiconductor, and Chairman of CSE Systems and Engineering (Singapore Technologies unit)
Mr Lim Chuan Poh
Deputy Secretary for Communications
Executive Vice President of Singapore Telecom and Director of FailSafe Corporation (SingTel unit)
Mr Lai Seck Khui
Deputy Secretary for Trade and Industry
Deputy Chairman of Vision Century Corporation (JTC unit)
Mr Lim Ho Kee
Deputy Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
Director of Keppel Land, Keppel Capital Holdings, and Singapore Post (SingTel unit)
Dr Teh Kok Peng
Deputy Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
President and Director of GIC Special Investments
Mr Koh Beng Seng
Deputy Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
Director of ST Assembly and Testing Services and Chartered Semiconductor
Ms Leong Wai Leng
Deputy Chief Executive of SISIR
Deputy Chief Executive of Raffles Holdings (CapitaLand unit)
Mr Michael Khor Teik Hean
Deputy Chief Executive of Public Utilities Board
Director of SembCorp Energy and SembCorp Utilities
Lieutenant-Colonel Tan Kian Chew
Principal Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister
Chief Executive of NTUC Fairprice Cooperative, Director of NTUC Healthcare Cooperative
Mr Phua Tin How
Principal Private Secretary to the President of Singapore
President of SBS Transit and Director of SLF International, China-Singapore Industrial Park Development and Transit Link
Mr Seah Kian Peng
Acting Principal Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister
Managing Director of NTUC Healthcare Cooperative, Chief Executive of NTUC Media Cooperative, and Director of Singapore Telecom
Mr S Iswaran
Director of Ministry of Trade and Industry
Senior Vice President of Temasek Holdings
Mr Peter Tay Buan Huat
Director of Ministry of Defence
President of Singapore Food Industries and Director of ST Primary
Mr Wu Tzu Chien
Director of Ministry of Defence
President of ST Kinetics
Mr Koh Soo Keong
Director of Ministry of Defence
President of SembCorp Logistics and ST Logistics, and Chairman of Sembawang Kimtrans and Singapore Offshore Petroleum Services
Mr Ng Kok Song
Executive Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
Managing Director of GIC and Director of ECICS Holdings
Ms Audrey Lee
Executive Director of InfoComm Development Authority
Executive Director of StarHub (ST Telemedia unit)
Mr Khor Poh Hwa
Director of Public Works Department
Chief Executive of PWD Corporation and Director of Keppel Land
Mr Ng Pock Too
Director of Economic Development Board
Chairman of NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative
Mr Lim Leong Geok
Executive Director of Public Works Department
Director of Keppel Land
Mr Tan Kit Jong
Director of National Science and Technology Board
Acting Chief Executive and Director of TIF Ventures (EDB unit)
Mr David Lim
Director of National Science and Technology Board
Director of TIF Ventures
Mr Freddy Orchard
Executive Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
Advisor of GIC
Mr Goh Tien Jin
Executive Director of JTC Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chef Information Officer of Ascendas, Chief Executive of JTCi Development and JTCi Consultancy, Chairman of Xinsu Industrial Development, and Director of Vision Century Corporation
Ms Chua Soh Khen
Director of Institute of Productivity Training, Productivity and Standards Board
Senior Vice President and Director of PSB Academy (PSB unit)
Mr Low Huan Ping
Division Head of Ministry of Defence
Executive Vice President of Singapore Press Holdings, Director of Singapore Cable Vision and MobileOne (SPH unit)
Mr Lee Kwok Cheong
Division Head of National Computer Board
Chief Executive of National Computer Systems and Director of SESAMi Inc (SingTel unit)
Mr Anthony Seah
Division Head of SISIR
Chief Executive of PREMAS International (CapitaLand unit)
Dr Chia Boon Tat
Division Head of Defence Science Organisation
Chief Executive of Keppel Communications and Director of Keppel T&T
Mr Kwa Kim Chiong
Division Head of Defence Science Organisation
Chief Executive of JustLogin.com (Singapore Technologies unit) and former Deputy General Manager and Director of Singapore Engineering Software
Mr Liu Shih Shin
Division Head of Economic Development Board
Director of Singapore Food Industries
Mr Wong Lin Hong
Division Head of Economic Development Board
Managing Director of Temasek Capital and Director of Teledata (Intraco unit)
Mr Billy Lee
Division Head of Economic Development Board
Director of SembCorp Logistics
Mr Ng Yoke Weng
Division Head of Systems and Computer Organisation
Chief Information Officer of Singapore Telecom, Director of FailSafe Corporation (SingTel unit)
Mr Han Wee Kwang
Chief Quantity Surveyor of Public Works Department
Vice President (Quantity Surveying) of PWD Consultants
Mr Peter Chia
Department Head of Post Office Savings Bank
Executive Vice President and Division Head of Singapore Exchange
Mr Saw Ken Wye
Assistant Chief Executive of National Computer Board
Director of Abecha (JTC unit)
Mr Chua Tiow Chye
Senior General Manger of JTC Corporation
Executive Vice President of Ascendas, Managing Director of Vision Century Corporation, Director of Singapore Suzhou Industrial Holdings, RBF Development Corporation, Information Technology Park
Mr Henry Heng
General Manager of Productivity and Standards Board
Chief Executive of PSB Corporation
Dr Steve Lai
General Manager of Productivity and Standards Board
Deputy Chief Executive of PSB Corporation
Ms Poh Mui Hoon
General Manager of National Computer Board
President of SESAMi Inc and Director of Abecha (JTC Corporation unit)
Mr Lee Kheng Nam
Deputy Director of Ministry of National Development
President of Vertex Venture Holdings (Singapore Technologies unit) and Director of Silicon Illusions (Singapore Technologies unit)
Mr Lee Cheok Yew
Deputy Director of Ministry of Trade and Industry
Chief Executive of SPH MediaWorks
Ms Cheo Hock Kuan
Deputy Director of Prime Ministers Office
Executive Director of Singapore Technologies, Chief Executive of Embrace (Singapore Technologies unit), and Director of Singapore Technologies Semiconductors
Mr Teng Cheong Kwee
Deputy Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
Director of ST Assembly Test Services
Mr Wu Tek Ming
Deputy Divisional Director of Productivity and Standards Board
Chief Executive of PSB Certification
Mr Ang Swee Tian
Deputy Insurance Commissioner of Monetary Authority of Singapore
