In a candid speech Mr. Shanmugam admitted that despite having the best civil service and great record on corruption, the city-state cannot eliminate the vices that have afflicted humans for centuries.
"Like in all societies, and in Singapore as well, there have always been people who have been corrupt. There will always be people who will be corrupt," Mr Shanmugam said. "There will be people who, whatever rules you put in, they will look to find a way around the rules and they will fall for temptation. There is no society in the world, in the past or the present, where every person is totally clean." Full story
Question: The policy of paying sky-high salaries to senior government officials to deter corruption has failed?
