{
  "id": 6134984,
  "title": "Singapore’s high ministerial salaries under scrutiny in parliament this week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/singapores-high-ministerial-salaries-under-scrutiny-in-parliament-6134984",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T12:58:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-07-singapores-high-ministerial-salaries-under-scrutiny-in-parliament-this-week/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Top ministers in Singapore will discuss ministerial salaries in parliament on Tuesday, a sensitive and closely watched topic in the city-state, where political office comes with high rates of pay in order to attract talent and deter graft.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Singapore’s high ministerial salaries under scrutiny in parliament this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/singapores-high-ministerial-salaries-under-scrutiny-in-parliament",
        "published": "2026-09-07T06:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "CNA Explains: How Singapore reviews and benchmarks political salaries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/cna-explains-how-singapore-reviews-and-benchmarks-political-salaries",
        "published": "2026-09-07T07:46:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}