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  "id": 6399850,
  "title": "Ministerial pay update ensures financial sacrifice doesn’t deter political talent: Observers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ministerial-pay-update-ensures-financial-sacrifice-doesnt-deter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T08:18:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ministerial-pay-update-ensures-financial-sacrifice-doesnt-deter-political-talent-observers"
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  "summary": "Observers said the formula will always be a judgment call to be reached after assessing various data points.",
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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."
}