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by ValentineC 720 days ago
Not in Wikipedia: how the Singapore ruling party also appoints their most loyal members to high-paying political positions ($660k/year), where nobody really knows what the role is about [1].

Many loyal members also get cushy directorship and leadership appointments to state-controlled companies [2], labour associations [3], and non-profits [4].

Some of these are up-and-coming MPs in need of resume padding, others are election losers that still need to maintain their million-dollar lifestyles.

Cronyism at its finest.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/zt9arh/genuin...

[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/i2bnzz/how_does_...

[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/hqwy72/ntuc_reaf...

[4] https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/10ypl6c/before_j...

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> nobody really knows what the role is about

I Googled this question out of curiosity, and found an informative explanation here: https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/j1ofba/comment/g...

Great post with lots of good links.

Yeah, no kidding. PM Lee's wife, HO Ching is head of Temasek. It is ridiculous. That place is run like an Asian family business -- so much nepotism.

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Ching