{
  "id": 9114794,
  "title": "Leong Mun Wai on ministerial salaries: More important question is what kind of political environment inspires more Singaporeans to serve",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/leong-mun-wai-on-ministerial-salaries-more-important-question-is-what",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:38:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/leong-mun-wai-on-ministerial-salaries-more-important-question-is-what-kind-of-political-environment-inspires-more-singaporeans-to-serve"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From Mr Leong's FB post on Sept 20: \"Rather than continually asking how much we need to pay to attract political talent, perhaps we should also ask what kind of political environment will inspire more Singaporeans to serve\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}