It is unbelievable that someone still has the notion that our cabinet ministers are underpaid. o­n paper, yes, as I remember having read that our prime minister is earning just over RM16,000 a month, much lower than any of CEO of an average company.

But o­nce we take into consideration the perks that goes with the job, like a palatial home, executive jet and the power to make billionaires of people, then the comparison with other national leaders become invalid.

I would much rather our ministers are well-paid like those in Singapore, provided they come clean with integrity, accountability and transparency in their work.

In Malaysia, ministers become rich while o­n the job and this is acceptable. There is ample evidence of this but not to the ACA, as they need someone to make a report before they can take action. That someone is likely to get into trouble if he/she does. Anyone interested?