During a public hearing on the phone hacking scandal involving his tabloid, media mogul Rupert Murdoch told British Members of Parliament that the Singapore model of paying high salaries to politicians should be emulated to curb corruption.
For comparison, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has an annual salary of S$279,000 while Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong receives S$3.87 million every year.
But Murdoch should be reminded that the Singapore salary system he praised is now under review after it became a main election topic a few months ago. In fact, reforms are being demanded by the people, especially those coming from the private sector, who describe the high salaries of elected public officials as unjust, inefficient and unreasonable. Full story
