PM Wong’s 64% pay rise makes global headlines, but Singaporeans defend ‘clean wage’ system
International media have focused on Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s 64% salary increase and his position as the world’s highest-paid elected political leader, but some Singaporeans argue the compari...
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