Barring the entirely unexpected, Singapore's parliament, when it meets later today, will approve government plans to slash the million-dollar salaries paid to politicians by as much as 53 per cent, something that, while it will hardly leave them crying poor, will dramatically demonstrate the power of the ballot box in the wealthy island-state. Full story
OPINION: Bleak day dawns for Singapore's MPs - Bruce Loudon
Barring the entirely unexpected, Singapore's parliament, when it meets later today, will approve government plans to slash the million-dollar salaries paid to politicians by as much as 53 per cent, something that, while it will hardly leave them crying poor, will dramatically demonstrate the power of the ballot box in the wealthy island-state. Full story
