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Singapore Prime Minister Receives $1 Million Salary Increase

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will receive a salary raise of $1 million, making him the world's highest-paid government official. This marks the first increase in his compensation in 15 years.

8 Sept, 05:12 — 8 Sept, 15:49
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BBCHigh7h ago

Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million

Singapore's prime minister Lawrence Wong will see his pay rise to 3.6 million Singapore dollars ($2.8m; £2.1m).

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bloombergHigh11h ago

Singapore Ministers’ Pay to Rise by Up to 9% in One-Time Boost

Singapore government ministers, who are among the best-paid in the world, will get a one-time salary bump of as much as 9% after their pay was frozen in 2012.

By Srinidhi Ragavendran and Faris Mokhtar

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The IndependentMostly Factual5h ago

Salary of highest paid world leader to increase by £800k a year

Salaries of political leaders stand in sharp contrast to what median wage workers make

By Reuters

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straits-timesMostly Factual8h ago

New committee to examine safeguards in religious institutions: Zaqy Mohamad - The Straits Times

New committee to examine safeguards in religious institutions: Zaqy Mohamad  The Straits Times

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual11h ago

MP allowances to rise from S$13,750 to S$18,500 monthly

The government will also study “delinking” allowances for community-related roles, such as MPs and mayors, from political salary benchmarks.

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Daily SabahMixed4h ago

World's highest-paid government officials get 1st raise in 15 years

Singapore's political leaders are getting a raise for the first time in 15 years, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Tuesday, adding more than 60% to what are already the world's hi...

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star-kenyaMixed7h ago

Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million - the-star.co.ke

Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million  the-star.co.ke

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myjoyonlineMixed1h ago

Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million

Singapore's government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo

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