tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post6206602189861941299..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: The burden of high salariesChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-44068763700701212452008-03-04T21:07:00.000+08:002008-03-04T21:07:00.000+08:00In the meantime while this unfolds another wrote :...In the meantime while this unfolds <BR/><BR/>another wrote<BR/> ::: GIC invested USD6.9b in Citibank in Jan 2008<BR/>Now only worth 82% . <BR/><BR/>::: Temasek invested USD2b (S$3b) in Barclays in July 2007 (with further promise to invest another USD2.6b more). <BR/>Now worth only 66%.<BR/><BR/>Now for the Intl Award for the Smartest Investors: GIC and Temasek<BR/><BR/>Clap, clap, clap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-81945768825446554942008-03-04T12:14:00.000+08:002008-03-04T12:14:00.000+08:00Not all Singaporeans are pathetic. The majority of...Not all Singaporeans are pathetic. The majority of voters in Hougang and Potong Pasir cannot be blamed for kpkb and doing nothing. They do what they meant to do. <BR/><BR/>As for the richer in our experience, erh monetarily I suppose?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-87355188582625974532008-03-04T09:10:00.000+08:002008-03-04T09:10:00.000+08:00crime free doesn't mean no crime. high salaries do...crime free doesn't mean no crime. high salaries doesn't mean no mistakes. but we should not try to finger point as suggested by an article in the Today paper.<BR/><BR/>let's see how we can gain from this experience and be richer in our experience.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-84615277726800373562008-03-04T01:20:00.000+08:002008-03-04T01:20:00.000+08:00Singaporeans are so pathetic, just vote them out. ...Singaporeans are so pathetic, just vote them out. Problems solved!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-84203078291940996792008-03-03T21:34:00.000+08:002008-03-03T21:34:00.000+08:00Can kpkb of course kpkb la. You think msm will pub...Can kpkb of course kpkb la. You think msm will publish meh.<BR/><BR/>It is precisely because msm will not publish that why must kpkb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-19042338246072062782008-03-03T20:55:00.000+08:002008-03-03T20:55:00.000+08:00KPKB all around, but in the end all will be swept ...KPKB all around, but in the end all will be swept under the carpet. Someone will say, " Enough, lets move on", then all the msm will stop publishing anything about this affair. The public will grumble a little longer and then all will be forgotten like it never happened. Get real Singaporeans, accept the final outcome and stop your KPKB. It will be of no use at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-39523214540544281952008-03-03T20:46:00.000+08:002008-03-03T20:46:00.000+08:00Saying sorry is not enough. Sorry also must resign...Saying sorry is not enough. Sorry also must resign. This is expected when MIWs compare themselves with the private sector. Taking private sector pay but not the responsibilities and accountability is NOT acceptable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-69718400487554120772008-03-03T17:58:00.000+08:002008-03-03T17:58:00.000+08:00it is wrong to say that talents are limited that's...it is wrong to say that talents are limited that's why you need to pay so much... for in china, there are multitudes of hotshots that appear to be ten times more nimble in the brains and hundred times more dynamic, yet are getting just a tiny fraction of what our guys are paid. if you think we have limited talents, than why not import these people to help reduce the payroll in parliament? i am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-69669975268066259312008-03-03T16:10:00.000+08:002008-03-03T16:10:00.000+08:00You mean they were all sleeping on the job from to...You mean they were all sleeping on the job from top to bottom in the detention baracks. Did the Officers report for work and say "Hello How are you today? and go open the emails. In the mind of the Terrorist quietly "AssH today is my last day here." <BR/><BR/>Layers after layers..sleeping There is not a single BOMB yet JEDI rules with this escape.. How malu.. One man against highly paid Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-29441052342318280532008-03-03T15:59:00.000+08:002008-03-03T15:59:00.000+08:00Their salaries are pegged against top earners who ...Their salaries are pegged against top earners who are CEO of large corporation. These CEOs also work hard but face the sack should their companies operations screw up.... When banks lose money, the CEO loses the job... so you conclude the rest for yourselves. We had trusted them for a long time now .. but now the public confidence is totally shaken. <BR/><BR/>They had preach to the general Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-42481275894214930892008-03-03T15:07:00.000+08:002008-03-03T15:07:00.000+08:00In the private sector they demand responsibility a...In the private sector they demand responsibility and performance in line with the high salary. The shareholders will come after you if you make a serious mistake. There is no such thing as an 'honest mistake'. Saying sorry is not enough. Sorry also must explain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com