Monsters and Critics, 26 May 2011During last weekend's swearing-in ceremony for his new cabinet, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pledged a more humble and human style of government, adding that 'nothing should be sacrosanct.'
In a dramatic move, at least by Singapore standards, Lee announced the setting up of a committee to review and cut ministers' salaries, which are among the highest in the world and 'the number 1 pet hate of many Singaporeans,' as one local commentator put it. Full story
