Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday ordered a review of the multimillion-dollar salaries of Singapore's president and cabinet as part of measures to quell public anger after a landmark poll.
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He said President S.R. Nathan's salary of Sg$4.27 ($3.45 million) a year will be included in a cabinet pay review announced on Saturday at the new government's inauguration.
Cabinet members in 2009 earned between Sg$1.57 million ($1.27 million) for a junior minister and Sg$3.04 million ($2.45 million) for the prime minister, according to figures published by local media. Full story
