GO Sylvia!!! Well done! ... Sylvia Lim's speech raises questions about ministerial pay hikes...

A MUST-WATCH! This speech was made in April 2007, but it's very timely especially in view of the upcoming elections, and the recent pay rise of the President to $4.2mill... If he had $1 mill less, would he perform less well? Well DONE Sylvia!!! Much as we love the PAP, you've asked SO many questions that we've ALL wanted to ask! You're our new parliament hero! ... Does anyone have the vids of the relevant responses?

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[mcherieq]

@sonarsee777 The issue is not on their capability. The issue is whether it is necessary for the IMMENSE pay hike. As servants of the nation, performing well is NOT AN OPTION, it is a MUST. It however is NOT an excuse to increase their salaries in proportion much higher than the rest of the population experiences. Comparing with private sector competition to buy top brains is not logical, because the likelihood of a country buying another country's top brains for their own government is LOW.

[gabey555]

This lady is good. Not just good but bloody good.

[Leaann17de]

Well, see what WP eventually proposed in 2012 regarding the Ministerial Salary. This is a must watch. Search in youtube for Workers' Party - "First World Parliament" - Ministerial Salary Debate 2012.

Sylvia Lim, for all your talking here, you came up with no better solution, and in fact WP ended up being insincere and secretive in Parliament, unwilling to share inputs with Ministerial Salary Committee, only focusing on taking swipes at PAP.

[lambshankism]

I've never seen such a courageous woman oppisition party member. Sylvia is an intelligently awesome lady. She speaks with brilliantly articulated words. Such a scintillating speech. I kind of fall in love with her demeanour .

[uzekz]

anyone knows where to find the reply video to this speech or something?

[karmlan123]

FANTASTIC!!! 

[renjie1989]

Let me imagine what I'll think if I were an MP there.

"Luckily she's only an NCMP. We'll still get our obscene pay, just vote wisely =)"

"OMG. I hope this stays within the four walls"

"What's wrong with this woman? Is she saying that she doesn't want high pays?"

"Does she really think we're here to serve the nation? What a joke."

"I was promised a seat and a fat pay check in exchange for my vote in parliament. If not how do you think I got here?"

[norhayatibailey]

i am so proud to see and for once a singaporean have come forward courageously, bravely and ernestly spoken so vividly why the pap have to be revamped and be interropgated of their intentions, policy making and future plannings for the sake of singapore and singaporeans as a whole.... it has been so long that one party is so crippling and deceiving the emotional and physical stability in singapore, well done sylvia and to all the opposition party that fight for the singaporeans......

[solecurious]

Seen this twice and each time the speech resonated even stronger. If our PAP ministers cannot "hear" her succinct and well-articulated messages, how can they claim to "share" the same sentiments and aspirations of the people?

[odomisauq]

@vistory It was never shown on tv and even if it was shown, it will be heavily edited. That's how biased our local media is.

[lingcrystal]

Slyvia, FIVE STARS to you, well spoken, you deserve every respect from the voters!!!