Singapore in 2007: High wage ministers and the management of gays and elderly

Asian Survey

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-61

  Huat, Chua Beng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aging population; Defense treaty; Gays; Ministerial wages; Symbolic politics

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; LIBERALIZATION; POLITICS; WAGE DETERMINATION;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84868077303     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: 1533838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/as.2008.48.1.55     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Kwok Kian Woon, "Singapore: Consolidating the New Political Economy," in Southeast Asian Affairs (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995), p. 301.
2. Denise Phua, "Don't Concentrate Too Much Power and Money in Same Hands," Straits Times, April 11, 2007.
3. Ibid., April 12, 2007.
4. The exchange rate fluctuates around S$ 1.50 to US$1 at the time of writing.
5. Quoted in Sue-Ann Chia, "For Reality Check, Compare Their Pay with That of Bosses," Straits Times, April 12, 2007.
6. He Chengzhi, "Pay Rise for Ministers and Civil Servants: Review Salary Formula to Lessen Income Disparity," Straits Times, April 11, 2007.
7. "PM to Donate His Pay Hikes for Next 5 Years to Good Causes," ibid., April 12, 2007.
8. Fabio Scarpello, "Singapore, Jakarta to Sign Extradition Pact," South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), April 27, 2007.
9. Adnan Topan Husodo, "S'pore Extradition Treaty and Fight against Corruption," Jakarta Post, May 8, 2007.
10. Quoted in Ridwan M. Sijabat, "PAN Issues Rejection of Defense Deal," ibid., June 16, 2007.
11. Quoted in Addul Khalik and Ridwan M. Sijabat, "Devil in Details for S'pore Defense Pact," ibid., June 12, 2007.
12. Quoted in "Minster Criticizes S'pore over Treaties," ibid., July 4, 2007.
13. Azhar Ghani, "Indonesia Shelves Defense Agreement with S'pore," Straits Times, October 10, 2007.
14. Quoted in Carolyn Hong, "Our Way Works. We Have Done Well," ibid., October 14, 2007.
15. Chua Beng Huat, "Singapore in 2006: An Irritating and Irritated ASEAN Neighbor," Asian Survey 47:1 (January/February 2007), pp. 210-11.
16. Quoted in Hong, "Our Way Works." Singapore became independent in 1965.
17. Section 337, which bans oral and anal sex between men and women, was repealed, whereas Section 337A, which criminalizes specifically oral and anal sex between men, was not.
18. Sue Abel, "'Forward-looking' News? Singapore's News 5 and the Marginalization of Dissenting Voice," in John N. Erni and Siew Keng Chua, eds., Asian Media Studies (Oxford: Black- well Publishing, 2005), pp. 91-115.