No pay rise for Singapore's million-dollar ministers

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Singapore: Singapore government ministers were told today their salaries will stay frozen despite a recommendation for a hike, but there was little sympathy in the city-state for the world's best-paid politicians.

Ministerial salaries in the financial hub are the highest on Earth, with an entry-level minister paid Sg 1.1 million ( 830,000) and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong earning an eye-watering Sg 2.2 million.