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Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million

World | 2026-09-08 at 09:20 UTC | Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Singapore's prime minister Lawrence Wong will see his pay rise to 3.6 million Singapore dollars ($2.8m; £2.1m).
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