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Speaker Seah Kian Peng apologises for nodding off while chairing parliamentary proceedings

Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng apologised for the lapse and said he will learn from it and take steps to ensure it does not happen again.

Parliament is not the risk committee for individual firms: Foo Cexiang on SIA’s Air India investment

Foo was criticising Workers’ Party MP Kenneth Tiong’s statement that Parliament is the risk function for the reserves and Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) board is the investment team, calling it “a major leap of logic”.

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A less contentious debate on ministerial pay gives PAP more room to focus on leadership renewal

Parliament debated changes to political salaries on Sept 10.

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‘Complete leap of faith’: PM Wong on his decision to step into politics

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who was chief executive of the Energy Market Authority then, said he lost his pension as he was just shy of the 15-year mark to retain it when he resigned.

$1.8 million benchmark for MR4 ministers a reference point, not an entitlement: Chan Chun Sing

Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing speaking in Parliament on Sept 10 after MPs debated the ministerial statements on the Government’s response to the 2026 review of salaries for political appointment holders and MPs.

MPs suggest tweaking benchmarks, adjusting variable component of ministers’ salaries

Several of the PAP MPs who spoke noted that raising ministerial pay could be difficult for everyday Singaporeans to accept.

Government’s approach is to raise political salaries ‘progressively and with restraint’: PM Wong

The Government’s approach to raise ministerial salaries by up to 9 per cent in October thus strikes the balance between keeping the salary framework relevant for the future without over-correcting for the present, said the prime minister.

PM Wong to consider disclosing more information on ministerial salaries, defends role of mayors

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said he intends to look at how to provide more information to the public on ministerial pay.

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