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Singapore PM Lawrence Wong to Donate RM4.5 Million Salary Increase to Charity

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to receive a S$1.4 million increase in his annual salary package.
  • Wong said he would donate the increase to charity over the next five years.
  • He said higher ministerial pay is needed to attract more highly qualified workers.

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says he will give his salary increase to charity rather than keep it.

Wong is due to receive a S$1.4 million increase in his annual pay package, equivalent to RM4.5 million. He said the additional money would go to charitable causes over the next five years.

He also defended the need for higher ministerial salaries, saying the policy would help attract more highly qualified workers. “The government will continue to pay me ...” Wong said, though the supplied report ends before completing the quote.

The government will continue to pay me ...

· Lawrence WongThe report quotes Wong while discussing his salary increase, but the supplied text ends before the sentence is completed.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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