4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (185+ words) Keeping civil service and political salaries realistic allows for "high quality civil service", he said. Posting on social media after the end of parliamentary debates on political salaries on Sep. 10, SM Lee said he is glad there was "substantial consensus…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1771+ words) About giving current and future governments a framework to sustain quality leadership. Image via MDDI / YouTube. Raising ministerial salaries is fundamentally about ensuring current and future governments can sustain the quality of Singapore's political leadership, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (397+ words) He also explained more about ministerial salaries in Singapore's context. There's a perception that when civil servants join politics, they get a pay increase, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong noted. "I want to dispel that myth" He said in Parliament on…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (988+ words) He explained the opportunity costs of entering politics for those in the private sector. “Had money been my primary consideration, I would have never entered politics,” said Minister of Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng. He was…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1732+ words) Analysts told Mothership that there is never a good time for ministerial salary increments. The government has accepted the recommendations put forth by the 2026 ministerial salary review committee, which means that the salaries of Singapore's political appointment holders will be…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1799+ words) After a 15-year freeze, the salaries of Singapore's political officeholders will be adjusted after the government accepted the recommendations of an independent review committee. The benchmark salary of a minister at entry-level grade MR4 will increase from S$1.1 million to S…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (564+ words) Today, Singapore has fewer than 200 farms and produces less than 10 per cent of the food consumed by its population of about six million people, according to Member of Parliament (MP) Poh Li San. Speaking in Parliament on Sep. 9, she questioned…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (645+ words) She also gave suggestions to protect people who get genuinely misled or coerced into becoming a scam mule. In Parliament on Sep. 9, Member of Parliament (MP) Elysa Chen called for the government to consider restitution for those who fall victim…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (323+ words) The reclamation profile has also not been determined. The timeline, land use plans, construction methods and reclamation profile for the new western island have not been determined, Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat said in a written reply on…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (484+ words) His tenure, lasting from 2004 to 2024, saw multiple global crises including the Covid-19 pandemic. A new book examining the leadership and legacy of SM Lee Hsien Loong through his tenure as prime minister from 2004 to 2024 was launched on Sep. 8. Lee Hsien…...