{
  "id": 6562152,
  "title": "Singapore PM increases his salary by $1.1 million amid first government pay raise in 15 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/singapore-pm-increases-his-salary-by-1-1-million-amid-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T08:26:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/10/singapore-pm-increases-his-salary-by-11-million-amid-first-government-pay-raise-in-15-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the salary increases in parliament on Tuesday, the first for ministers in 15 years. Wong's own benchmark paycheck is set to rise 64 percent to 3.6 million Singapore dollars (€2.4 million) a year.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}