[caption id="attachment_105760" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="New Rising Singapore Star Nicole Seah For Ploitical Reform (doc: The Straits Times)"][/caption] Baru kali ini jelang General Election (Pemilu) Singapore diwarnai mengorbitnya politisi muda. Perempuan usia 24 tahun ini baru muncul langsung disambut meriah bagaikan rock star. Dia digadang NSP (National Solidarity Party). Menggungguli kandidat penguasa dari PAP, partai politik penguasa binaan Lee Kuan Yew. Akhir April ini tiada hari tanpa bicara Nicole Seah di media Singapore. Bahkan politisi senior PAP kawatir akan ancaman oposisi menggerogoti dominasi PAP sejak 1959. Nicole Seah adalah lulusan Tanjong Katong Secondary School dan Victoria Junior College di wilayah Marine Parade . Selanjutnya dia menggondol gelar Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) dari National University of Singapore (NUS). Perempuan cantik ini fasih berbahasa Chinese dan English. Kemunculannya di panmggung politik digadang oleh partai oposisi yaitu National Solidarity Party. Nicole Seah adalah eksekutif Advertising Agency di sebuah perusahaan multi nasional. Kemunculannya pertengahan April 2011 ini langsung disambut meriah oleh para netter. Pemilu (General Election) Singapore Mei 2011 di depan mata, politik memanas Fanspage Nicole Seah (di sini: NicoleSeah ) melaju tinggi, jauh meninggalakan rivalnya yaitu Tin Pei Ling kandidat "karbitan" titipan Perdana Mentri. Para pecinta reformasi, demokrasi dan transparasi silakan klik LIKE. [caption id="attachment_103856" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Nicole Seah Fanspage (doc: Penn-Olson.com)"]
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4/03/2009
The TOP 30 highest paid politicians in the world
The TOP 30 highest paid politicians in the world are all from Singapore: 1. Elected President SR Nathan - S$3.9 million. 2. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - S$3.8 million. 3. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew - S$3.5 million. 4. Senior Minister Goh Chok Thong - S$3.5 million. 5. Senior Minister Prof Jayakumar - S$3.2 million. 6. DPM & Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng - S$2.9 million. 7. DPM & Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean - $2.9 million 8. Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo - S$2.8 million. 9. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan - S$2.7 million. 10. PMO Miniser Lim Boon Heng - S$2.7 million. 11. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang - S$2.7 million. 12. PMO Minister Lim Swee Say - S$2.6 million. 13. Environment Minister & Muslim Affairs Minister Dr Yaccob Ibrahim - S$2.6 million. 14. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan - S$2.6 million. 15. Finance Minister S Tharman - S$2.6 million. 16. Education Minister & 2nd Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen - S$2.6 million. 17. Community Development Youth and Sports Minister - Dr Vivian Balakrishnan - S$2.5 million. 18. Transport Minister & 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim Siang Kiat - S$2.5 million. 19. Law Minister & 2nd Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam - S$2.4 million. 20. Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong - S$2.2 million. 21. PMO Minister Lim Hwee Hwa - S$2.2 million 22. Acting ICA Minister - Lui Tuck Yew - S$2.0 million. 23 to 30 = Senior Ministers of State and Ministers of State - each getting between S$1.8 million to S$1.5 million. Note: 1. The above pay does not include MP allowances, pensions and other sources of income such as Directorship, Chairmnship, Advisory, Consultancy, etc to Gov-linked and gov-related organisations or foreign MNCs such as Citigroup, etc. 2. Though it is based on an estimate, the data cannot be far off the official salary scales. The above was posted in redbeanforum by Green Peas. ::: Tampaknya gejolak politik Singapore sulit dihadang dengan melajunya kekuatan oposisi. Serupa dengan di Malaysia, dua negara yang masih menerapkan sensor ketat ala Jaman Orde Baru Indonesia itu terancam gejolak. Korupsi, Kolusi dan Nepotisme kian merajalela. Kini Ancaman serius itu adalah apa yang disebut para blogger sebagai "Tsunami Politik". *** *) Sumber dan ilustrasi : The Straits Times dan Temasek Review by Ragile