{
  "id": 17346861,
  "title": "SDP Chief Chee Soon Juan: True leaders eat last. It is about improving the people’s lives, not your own",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/sdp-chief-chee-soon-juan-true-leaders-eat-last-it-is-about-improving",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T04:30:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/sdp-chief-chee-soon-juan-true-leaders-eat-last-it-is-about-improving-the-people-s-lives-not-your-own"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: While the increase in salaries for political officers in Singapore was announced almost two months ago, it is still a topic that appears to be very much at the top of Singapore Democratic Party Chief Chee Soon Juan’s mind. Dr Chee talked about it in a video he posted on social media on Thursday (Oct 29), questioning why the increase took place at a time when some in Singapore are…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}