..... If the govt wants a man dead, sure, no problem. If they want to resuscitate a person's career, no problem too. They call all the shots!
Thuggish behavior. This is what Russia, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Syria or Egypt does too.
..... If the govt wants a man dead, sure, no problem. If they want to resuscitate a person's career, no problem too. They call all the shots!
Never mind the Phd's...or whatever economic experts they are all....one thing is clear all other FINANCE ministers are not PUPPETS...to give an award to a puppet, is an insult to the people of the country...
Tharman is worth at least $8 million a year. if he be a banker, he sure can earn much more.
I don't recall an acquittal. He was convicted, paid his fine and moved on. If the govt wants a man dead, sure, no problem. If they want to resuscitate a person's career, no problem too. They call all the shots!
This precisely why the rot has stemmed so deep that cronies can self praise cronies, award foreign cronies the sweeteners in return for praises and the entire system from kangaroo courts to what's not all are festering with rot.
the timing is curious. 1982 boom time justified. ah neh did what recently to deserve it? best entries for him this year was all repeating orders in shit times. anyone recall any remarkable feat of his? other than reverse robin hood?
Bro Kim Leong, Ng Boon Gay was acquitted but he was no re-instated. any reason?
Past Euromoney's Finance Minister of the Year:
- 1981 Turgut Özal of Turkey
- 1982 Hon Sui Sen of Singapore
- 1983 Jesús Silva Herzog of Mexico
- 1984 Paul Keating of Australia
- 1985 Roger Douglas of New Zealand
- 1986 James Baker of the United States of America
- 1987 Edouard Balladur of France
- 1988 Nigel Lawson of the United Kingdom
- 1989 J. B. Sumarlin of Indonesia
- 1990 Philippe Maystadt of Belgium
- 1991 Carlos Solchaga of Spain
- 1992 Domingo Cavallo of Argentina
- 1993 Manmohan Singh of India
- 1994 Iiro Viinanen of Finland
- 1995 Roberto de Ocampo of the Philippines
- 1996 Robert Rubin of the United States of America
- 1997 Anatoly Chubais of Russia
- 1998 Leszek Balcerowicz of Poland
- 1999 José Ángel Gurría of Mexico
- 2000 Brigita Schmögnerovà of Slovakia
- 2001 Shaukat Aziz of Pakistan
- 2002 Milen Veltchev of Bulgaria
- 2003 Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf of Saudi Arabia
- 2004 Ivan Miklos of Slovakia
- 2005 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria
- 2006 Sri Mulyani Indrawati of Indonesia
- 2007 Mlađan Dinkić of Serbia
- 2008 Xie Xuren of China
- 2009 Jim Flaherty of Canada
- 2010 Alexei Kudrin of Russia
- 2011 Wayne Swan of Australia
- 2012 Cesar Purisima of Philippines
Euromoney is not a credible source. How is it possible Loong was never on the list?
That is why he is a bargain!!..he sacrificed a lucrative banking career to serve us!! can be the head of IMF also..psst! ( I am Farkeed)...
so what is reward for being voted Best Finance Minister? is it another whose-dick-longer contest?
another zero behind his paycheck? get nominated for IMF / World Bank chairman?
He is also the man responsible for losing billions foreign exchange.
Singapore central bank loses billions as currency soars
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100905329
That is why he is a bargain!!..he sacrificed a lucrative banking career to serve us!! can be the head of IMF also..psst! ( I am Farkeed)...