Does a string of scandals plaguing Singapore's government show that the system of oversight is working, or that such issues are inevitable without independent checks and balances?
Two other cabinet ministers had only just been cleared by the corruption watchdog in June, ending what was labelled the "Ridout Road Saga".
Ministers are paid more than S$1 million a year to discourage corruption and attract the best and brightest. "The unknown is how many voters find [the PAP's] actions have addressed issues of authority, restraint, position, privilege, oversight, and transparency to their satisfaction," he said. Singapore's politicians are the highest paid in the world in order to dissuade corruption and to attract the most talented people.Michael Barr, the author of Singapore: A Modern History, said the scandals and the way they were being handled were collectively a "huge blow to the government".The anti-corruption watchdog reports directly to the prime minister and president.
"They still control all the centres of power in the country and they are adept at using them," he said. While the Ridout Road Saga had prompted the government to introduce some minor transparency measures to do with declaration of interests, Dr Koh said the government had indicated there would not be any major systematic reforms in response to the scandals.
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